Churchyard Walls and Gates North and East of Church of St John
CHURCHYARD WALLS AND GATES NORTH AND EAST OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN, ASHBROOKE CRESCENT
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1207055
- Date first listed:
- 10-Nov-1978
- List Entry Name:
- Churchyard Walls and Gates North and East of Church of St John
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCHYARD WALLS AND GATES NORTH AND EAST OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN, ASHBROOKE CRESCENT
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1207055
- Date first listed:
- 10-Nov-1978
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 17-Oct-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Churchyard Walls and Gates North and East of Church of St John
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCHYARD WALLS AND GATES NORTH AND EAST OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN, ASHBROOKE CRESCENT
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 GATES NORTH AND EAST OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN, ASHBROOKE CRESCENT
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Sunderland (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 39572 55905
Details
SUNDERLAND
NZ3955 ASHBROOKE CRESCENT 920-1/16/8 (West side) 10/11/78 Churchyard walls and gates north and east of Church of St John (Formerly Listed as: ASHBROOKE CRESCENT Churchyard walls to north and east of St John's Methodist Church)
GV II
Walls and gates enclosing grounds of Methodist church. c1888. By R Curwen. Rock-faced stone with ashlar dressings; wrought-iron gates. Low walls with chamfered ashlar coping, from which railings have been removed, are interrupted at intervals by wide piers with roll-moulded hipped coping. Wrought-iron gates at entrances to hall and church have scrolled spandrels and decoration, spear-headed dog bars and intermediate bars, and twisted finials to principals. Inserted entrance SE of church has no gates at time of survey. (Milburn G et al: St John's Ashbrooke 1888-1988: Sunderland: 1988-).
Listing NGR: NZ3957255905
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 391383
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Milburn, G, St Johns Ashbrooke 1888-1988, (1988)
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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