Churchyard Walls and Piers to Church of St John
CHURCHYARD WALLS AND PIERS TO CHURCH OF ST JOHN, FORTUNESWELL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1203084
- Date first listed:
- 21-Sept-1978
- List Entry Name:
- Churchyard Walls and Piers to Church of St John
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCHYARD WALLS AND PIERS TO CHURCH OF ST JOHN, FORTUNESWELL
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1203084
- Date first listed:
- 21-Sept-1978
- List Entry Name:
- Churchyard Walls and Piers to Church of St John
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCHYARD WALLS AND PIERS TO CHURCH OF ST JOHN, FORTUNESWELL
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:
- CHURCHYARD WALLS AND PIERS TO CHURCH OF ST JOHN, FORTUNESWELL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Dorset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Portland
- National Grid Reference:
- SY 68651 73522
Details
PORTLAND
SY6873 FORTUNESWELL, Fortuneswell 969-1/3/92 (North East side) 21/09/78 Churchyard walls and piers to Church of St. John
GV II
Churchyard boundary walls, gate piers, railings, and steps. 1839-40. Portland ashlar, wrought and cast-iron. Wall in squared and coursed block, running to follow slope of hill and not horizontally, to plain flush weathered coping, rises to c 1.5m full width of churchyard. At each end a single pier, and to centre a pair of piers raised on simple plinth to wall height and flanking a set of 8 plain stone steps in return walls; these piers retain a simple iron overthrow, and are flanked each side by a run of c 1m of iron railing. All the piers are square, with sunk panel to face, under gabled capping to stepped weatherings and roll capping. At the left end is an opening to further flight of steps, and to their left, along the NW boundary of the churchyard, a wall swept up at the far end by a flight fo 12 steps to a gate giving to the former Rectory garden.
Listing NGR: SY6865173522
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 381940
- 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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