Gate, Gate Piers and Railings to St Margaret's Churchyard
GATE, GATE PIERS AND RAILINGS TO ST MARGARET'S CHURCHYARD, ST MARGARET'S PLACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1195392
- Date first listed:
- 07-Jun-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Gate, Gate Piers and Railings to St Margaret's Churchyard
- Statutory Address:
- GATE, GATE PIERS AND RAILINGS TO ST MARGARET'S CHURCHYARD, ST MARGARET'S PLACE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1195392
- Date first listed:
- 07-Jun-1972
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 26-Jul-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Gate, Gate Piers and Railings to St Margaret's Churchyard
- Statutory Address 1:
- GATE, GATE PIERS AND RAILINGS TO ST MARGARET'S CHURCHYARD, ST MARGARET'S PLACE
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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:
- GATE, GATE PIERS AND RAILINGS TO ST MARGARET'S CHURCHYARD, ST MARGARET'S PLACE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TF 61726 19796
Details
KING'S LYNN
TF6119NE ST MARGARET'S PLACE 610-1/9/242 (East side) 07/06/72 Gates, Gate Piers and Railings to St Margaret's Churchyard (Formerly Listed as: SATURDAY MARKET PLACE Gate Piers and Gates to St Margaret's Churchyard)
GV II
Gates, gate piers and railings. c1740. Stone piers with wrought-iron gates and railings on brick plinth course. Pair of square stone rusticated piers with, to each face, a fluted and reeded pilaster strip rising to square coping stones. Finials are urns with obelisks. Pair of gates with diamond section verticals, doubled below middle rail. Arched brace to each forms semi-circle below middle rail when gates are closed. Pointed finials above top rail. Simple arched overthrow with C20 electric light. Square section hangers. Railings extend north to Saturday Market Place and return east to north aisle of church, and south, returning east to first building in Priory Lane. Diamond section verticals with square stiles. Urn finials to stiles. Where railings meet gate piers the union is celebrated by a rising scroll. Immediately left of northern gate pier is a square lamp bracket on bifurcating square section supports.
Listing NGR: TF6172619796
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 384295
- 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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