Retaining Wall, Steps and Sundial at the West End of the Churchyard of Church of St Goran
RETAINING WALL, STEPS AND SUNDIAL AT THE WEST END OF THE CHURCHYARD OF CHURCH OF ST GORAN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1144753
- Date first listed:
- 15-Nov-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Retaining Wall, Steps and Sundial at the West End of the Churchyard of Church of St Goran
- Statutory Address:
- RETAINING WALL, STEPS AND SUNDIAL AT THE WEST END OF THE CHURCHYARD OF CHURCH OF ST GORAN
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- Date:
- 2001-06-08
- Reference:
- IOE01/04448/05
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1144753
- Date first listed:
- 15-Nov-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Retaining Wall, Steps and Sundial at the West End of the Churchyard of Church of St Goran
- Statutory Address 1:
- RETAINING WALL, STEPS AND SUNDIAL AT THE WEST END OF THE CHURCHYARD OF CHURCH OF ST GORAN
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.
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:
- RETAINING WALL, STEPS AND SUNDIAL AT THE WEST END OF THE CHURCHYARD OF CHURCH OF ST GORAN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- St. Goran
- National Grid Reference:
- SW9991742276
Details
ST GORAN GORRAN CHURCHTOWN
SW 94 SE
3/114 Retaining wall, steps and sundial
- at the west end of the churchyard
of Church of St Goran
GV II
Retaining wall, steps and sundial. C19. Slatestone rubble and granite. The
retaining wall is about 10 metres long, about one metre high on the inner side, with
chamfered granite coping. The wall turns a right angle to the steps; a flight of ten
wide granite steps with a similar wall along the outer side. The wall at the inner
side is swept round about 12 metres to north, diminishing in height with the slope of
the ground. There is a chamfered granite pier about 1½ metres high, set into the
wall, with a copper sundial with gnomon set on top, dated 1708.
Listing NGR: SW9991742276
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 71612
- 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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