Walling, Gatepiers and Gates to South-west Side of Churchyard, Church of St Mary the Virgin
WALLING, GATEPIERS AND GATES TO SOUTH-WEST SIDE OF CHURCHYARD, CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, CHURCH STREET
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1174707
- Date first listed:
- 17-Oct-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Walling, Gatepiers and Gates to South-west Side of Churchyard, Church of St Mary the Virgin
- Statutory Address:
- WALLING, GATEPIERS AND GATES TO SOUTH-WEST SIDE OF CHURCHYARD, CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, CHURCH STREET
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 2001-08-23
- Reference:
- IOE01/04815/19
- Rights:
- © Mike Bedingfield. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1174707
- Date first listed:
- 17-Oct-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Walling, Gatepiers and Gates to South-west Side of Churchyard, Church of St Mary the Virgin
- Statutory Address 1:
- WALLING, GATEPIERS AND GATES TO SOUTH-WEST SIDE OF CHURCHYARD, CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, CHURCH STREET
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:
- WALLING, GATEPIERS AND GATES TO SOUTH-WEST SIDE OF CHURCHYARD, CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, CHURCH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Croscombe
- National Grid Reference:
- ST5903844402
Details
ST54SE CROSCOMBE CP CHURCH STREET (East side)
14/30 Walling, gate piers and gates to
south-west side of churchyard,
Church of St Mary the Virgin
-
GV II
Wall with 3 gateways bounding the west side and part of the south side of the churchyard. Mid/late C19 incorporating
earlier remains. Rubble wall approximately 2 m high with a dressed coping extending 37 m along the east side of Church
Street; at its centre opposite the west door of the Church of St Mary (qv) a gateway, dressed stone piers with bold
fluting, low domed caps, paired elaborate wrought-iron gates with spear capping. Futher attached section of wall of the
same type approximately one and a half m high extending 20 m east bounding the south side of the churchyard; pair of
gate piers to each end; those to west of dressed stone incorporating some foiled tracery, flat copings, gateway blocked
by a stone slab; further similar piers to east end, pair of elaborate wrought-iron gates with spear capping.
Listing NGR: ST5903844402
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 267503
- 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.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 05-Jun-2026 at 21:51:48.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.