North and East Walls to Churchyard of St Nicholas and Gate Piers on West Wall
NORTH AND EAST WALLS TO CHURCHYARD OF ST NICHOLAS AND GATE PIERS ON WEST WALL, DEPTFORD GREEN SE8
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1219793
- Date first listed:
- 08-Jun-1973
- List Entry Name:
- North and East Walls to Churchyard of St Nicholas and Gate Piers on West Wall
- Statutory Address:
- NORTH AND EAST WALLS TO CHURCHYARD OF ST NICHOLAS AND GATE PIERS ON WEST WALL, DEPTFORD GREEN SE8
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1219793
- Date first listed:
- 08-Jun-1973
- List Entry Name:
- North and East Walls to Churchyard of St Nicholas and Gate Piers on West Wall
- Statutory Address 1:
- NORTH AND EAST WALLS TO CHURCHYARD OF ST NICHOLAS AND GATE PIERS ON WEST WALL, DEPTFORD GREEN SE8
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:
- NORTH AND EAST WALLS TO CHURCHYARD OF ST NICHOLAS AND GATE PIERS ON WEST WALL, DEPTFORD GREEN SE8
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Greenwich (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 37400 77772
Details
4412 DEPTFORD GREEN SE8
TQ 3777 25/G4A north and east walls to
TQ 3777 25/G4B churchyard of St Nicholas'
Church and gatepiers on
west wall
II*
Churchyard walls and gatepiers. 1697, with later repairs. Red brick, Flemish bond, with stone coping. Gate piers on west side are flanked by Portland stone scrolls and surmounted by Portland stone copings with finials of skulls with laurel wreaths over crossbones. Blocked gateway flanked by piers on east side.
Gateway on north side, blocked with piers on east side. Gateway on north side, blocked, with piers of gauged and cut brick with stone copings. Memorial tablets set into east wall include C20 tablet to Christopher Marlowe, buried here in 1593. The eastern gate piers are among the finest of any churchyard.
Listing NGR: TQ3740377773
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 200322
- 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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