Entrance Gateway and Roadside Wall to Northeast of Beckminster House
ENTRANCE GATEWAY AND ROADSIDE WALL TO NORTHEAST OF BECKMINSTER HOUSE, BIRCHES BARN ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1201774
- Date first listed:
- 02-Mar-1992
- List Entry Name:
- Entrance Gateway and Roadside Wall to Northeast of Beckminster House
- Statutory Address:
- ENTRANCE GATEWAY AND ROADSIDE WALL TO NORTHEAST OF BECKMINSTER HOUSE, BIRCHES BARN ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1201774
- Date first listed:
- 02-Mar-1992
- List Entry Name:
- Entrance Gateway and Roadside Wall to Northeast of Beckminster House
- Statutory Address 1:
- ENTRANCE GATEWAY AND ROADSIDE WALL TO NORTHEAST OF BECKMINSTER HOUSE, BIRCHES BARN ROAD
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:
- ENTRANCE GATEWAY AND ROADSIDE WALL TO NORTHEAST OF BECKMINSTER HOUSE, BIRCHES BARN ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Wolverhampton (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SO9003097218
Details
WOLVERHAMPTON
SO99NW BIRCHES BARN ROAD
895-1/5/372 (South West side)
Entrance gateway and roadside wall
to NE of Beckminster House
GV II
Entrance gateway and attached walling. Mid C19. Ashlar
sandstone and coursed dressed sandstone. Main entrance to
Beckminster House (q.v.) is flanked by pairs of
square-sectioned gatepiers linked by quadrant walls which are
pierced by Gothic Revival arcading. The arcaded wall has
chamfered plinth and roll moulded copings whilst the piers
have pyramidal and octagonal tops of differing design. A
matching section of arcaded wall continues to left and
terminates at ashlar end pier. To right of gateway the
roadside wall is of coursed sandstone and continues in 4 steps
for approx. 45 metres before terminating at an end pier.
Included for group value.
Listing NGR: SO9003097218
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 378309
- 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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