Walls Bounding Churchyard of St Mary's Priory Church
WALLS BOUNDING CHURCHYARD OF ST MARY'S PRIORY CHURCH, TOWN STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1220206
- Date first listed:
- 29-Sept-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Walls Bounding Churchyard of St Mary's Priory Church
- Statutory Address:
- WALLS BOUNDING CHURCHYARD OF ST MARY'S PRIORY CHURCH, TOWN STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1220206
- Date first listed:
- 29-Sept-1951
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 05-Apr-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Walls Bounding Churchyard of St Mary's Priory Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- WALLS BOUNDING CHURCHYARD OF ST MARY'S PRIORY CHURCH, TOWN STREET
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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:
- WALLS BOUNDING CHURCHYARD OF ST MARY'S PRIORY CHURCH, TOWN STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Malton
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 79839 72528
Details
MALTON
SE7872 TOWN STREET, Old Malton 801-1/6/237 (South East side) 29/09/51 Walls bounding churchyard of St Mary's Priory Church (Formerly Listed as: TOWN STREET, Old Malton (South East side) Church of St Mary the Virgin and boundary walls)
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Walls, railings, gate piers and gates to churchyard of St Mary's Priory Church. Largely mid C18, part early C19, incorporating C12 remains of original priory church. Walls of coursed squared stone, with sections of rubble stone and of brick; Priory remains of ashlar. Copings of stone and pantiles; cast-iron gates and railings. Entrance gates and screen walls on north side: double gates of fluted rails with spearhead finials, and middle and bottom bands pierced with quatrefoils. Square on plan piers, approx 2m high, on moulded bases, with panelled sides of Gothick tracery, overhanging cornices and shaped caps. Flanking screen walls, approx 1m high and serpentine on plan, with flat coping, surmounted by railings similar to gate rails. Wall to west: approx 1.75m high, with flat coping; gables at intervals to house inset headstones. Wall to south: varying in height, with sloped pantile coping. Section to west incorporates 4 inset gabled headstones. Further east, original connecting doorway from south aisle of church into cloister survives, now closed by similar double gates to those in churchyard entrance. Round arch of 2 roll-moulded orders, beneath moulded hood; shafts largely decayed, though one waterleaf capital survives. Much defaced piscina to east. Wall to east: incorporates remains of crossing tower piers of priory church. Abutting north-east angle of present church is reset doorway, possibly from the priory chapter-house: round arch of 2 orders, the inner roll-moulded, the outer enriched with beakhead, on shafts with scalloped capitals. To south, defaced cartouche with winged cherub head. Wall to north, adjoining Holgate's House (qv): parish coffin shelf beneath long timber lintel. The churchyard is on the site of the Gilbertine Priory of St Mary, scheduled as an Ancient Monument, County No.383.
Listing NGR: SE7978872535
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 389557
- 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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