Churchyard Wall and Railings to Church of St Andrew, Lych Gates and Grave Covers
CHURCHYARD WALL AND RAILINGS TO CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, LYCH GATES AND GRAVE COVERS, CROWN STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1209035
- Date first listed:
- 23-May-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Churchyard Wall and Railings to Church of St Andrew, Lych Gates and Grave Covers
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCHYARD WALL AND RAILINGS TO CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, LYCH GATES AND GRAVE COVERS, CROWN STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1209035
- Date first listed:
- 23-May-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Churchyard Wall and Railings to Church of St Andrew, Lych Gates and Grave Covers
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCHYARD WALL AND RAILINGS TO CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, LYCH GATES AND GRAVE COVERS, CROWN 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:
- CHURCHYARD WALL AND RAILINGS TO CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, LYCH GATES AND GRAVE COVERS, CROWN STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County Durham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 21594 28654
Details
BISHOP AUCKLAND
NZ22NW CROWN STREET, South Church 634-1/5/141 (East side) Churchyard wall & railings to Church of St Andrew, lych gates & grave covers
GV II
Walls and railings around churchyard of St Andrew, with lych gates at N and SE, gates at S, and medieval grave covers at S. Wall of mixed construction incorporating medieval fabric and C17 brick coping. N part rebuilt and railings added late C19. N lych gate c1893 to W G Selwyn, priest; SE lych gate c1888 to H J Trotter. Rubble wall, with lych gates, N with synthetic tile roof, S with stone slate roof. Ashlar gate piers. Cast- and wrought-iron railings. Plan a long triangle with rounded S end, where wall is retaining wall. N section has spear-headed railings, many damaged. Lych gate at N of very high quality with substantial pegged construction, and long inscriptions carved in beams; similar gate at SE. S gate piers square, ashlar, with low pyramidal coping. Wall is of rubble construction and ramped up to gate piers. On ramped section, medieval coped grave covers have been set as coping flanking piers. Medieval relieving arch to left of gate, half-way up wall below ground level of churchyard.
Listing NGR: NZ2159428654
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 385638
- 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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