Churchyard Wall and Lychgate, South of St Josephs Roman Catholic Church
CHURCHYARD WALL AND LYCHGATE, SOUTH OF ST JOSEPHS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, THIMBLE MILL LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1234244
- Date first listed:
- 10-Dec-1991
- List Entry Name:
- Churchyard Wall and Lychgate, South of St Josephs Roman Catholic Church
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCHYARD WALL AND LYCHGATE, SOUTH OF ST JOSEPHS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, THIMBLE MILL LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1234244
- Date first listed:
- 10-Dec-1991
- List Entry Name:
- Churchyard Wall and Lychgate, South of St Josephs Roman Catholic Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCHYARD WALL AND LYCHGATE, SOUTH OF ST JOSEPHS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, THIMBLE MILL LANE
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 LYCHGATE, SOUTH OF ST JOSEPHS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, THIMBLE MILL LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Birmingham (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 08860 88979
Details
BIRMINGHAM THIMBLE MILL LANE SP 08 NE 7/10010 Churchyard Wall and Lychgate, south of St Josephs Roman Catholic Church II
Churchyard (formerly cemetery) wall and integral lychgate. Circa 1850, probably by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin. Brick in bond of headers and alternating stretcher and header courses, of red brick with burnt headers in diaper pattern and with blue brick pitched coping. Small lychgate at centre built of brick with stone quoins and coping to end gables and with tiled roof.
Note: The R C church of St Joseph (qv) was originally a mortuary chapel to the cemetery, of which this wall and lychgate forms the south east boundary and main entrance.
Listing NGR: SP0886088979
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 409977
- 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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