Churchyard Retaining Wall With Entrances on North, East, With Its Raised Pavement, and South Sides. and Associated Graveslabs
CHURCHYARD RETAINING WALL WITH ENTRANCES ON NORTH, EAST, WITH ITS RAISED PAVEMENT, AND SOUTH SIDES. AND ASSOCIATED GRAVESLABS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1141456
- Date first listed:
- 16-Nov-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Churchyard Retaining Wall With Entrances on North, East, With Its Raised Pavement, and South Sides. and Associated Graveslabs
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCHYARD RETAINING WALL WITH ENTRANCES ON NORTH, EAST, WITH ITS RAISED PAVEMENT, AND SOUTH SIDES. AND ASSOCIATED GRAVESLABS
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1141456
- Date first listed:
- 16-Nov-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Churchyard Retaining Wall With Entrances on North, East, With Its Raised Pavement, and South Sides. and Associated Graveslabs
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCHYARD RETAINING WALL WITH ENTRANCES ON NORTH, EAST, WITH ITS RAISED PAVEMENT, AND SOUTH SIDES. AND ASSOCIATED GRAVESLABS
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For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCHYARD RETAINING WALL WITH ENTRANCES ON NORTH, EAST, WITH ITS RAISED PAVEMENT, AND SOUTH SIDES. AND ASSOCIATED GRAVESLABS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- St. Newlyn East
- National Grid Reference:
- SW 82910 56333
Details
ST NEWLYN EAST CHURCHTOWN SW 85 NW (North Side) 1/37 Churchyard retaining wall with entrances on north, east, with its raised pavement, and south sides. and associated graveslabs.
GV II
Churchyard retaining wall, probably medieval or earlier in origin. local moorstones of quartzite, elvan and killas, with entrances of squared granite, some ironwork. Churchyard wall of oval celtic 'clas' type, battered, in roughly coursed assorted stone laid in herringbone coursing, rebuilt on splay on south-west corner, and altered on west, and with pedestrian entrances on each cardinal point, that to west only of group value. North entrance to raised churchyard. Probably C16-C17. Granite. Approach of 5 steps to C19 wrought iron gate. Inner structure of local stone walls, approx 1.3m high with granite half-round flush copings, returning at ends to enclose a seat each side of pathway. Path has 5 transverse slabs set vertically retaining gravel. Iron overthrow on inner side, the lantern missing. Eastern entrance to raised churchyard. Also probably C16 - C17. Approach of 3 steps to ramp cobbled with quartzite, and simple iron handrail. Three further steps to gate, comprising walls approx 1.0m high, with half-round copings returned at ends to contain seat each side of pathway. North wall rebuilt as garden wall to Old Vicarage. South entrance of 4 steps from road within granite walls with half-round granite copings returned at ends to enclose seats. C19 wrought iron gate on inner side. Path to church lined with 36 handsomely lettered Delabole slate graveslabs by John Julefe of Colun, Samuel Jeffery, Clanville of Newlyn, Stephens of St Dennis, Nancarrow of Mitchell and other local masons, dating from 1799 to mid/late C19.
Listing NGR: SW8291256333
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 63976
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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