Churchyard Retaining Wall and Gates Approximately 20 Metres South of Church of St Swithun Including Raised Pavement to South East
CHURCHYARD RETAINING WALL AND GATES APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES SOUTH OF CHURCH OF ST SWITHUN INCLUDING RAISED PAVEMENT TO SOUTH EAST, CHURCH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1243093
- Date first listed:
- 20-May-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Churchyard Retaining Wall and Gates Approximately 20 Metres South of Church of St Swithun Including Raised Pavement to South East
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCHYARD RETAINING WALL AND GATES APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES SOUTH OF CHURCH OF ST SWITHUN INCLUDING RAISED PAVEMENT TO SOUTH EAST, CHURCH STREET
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- Date:
- 2006-03-29
- Reference:
- IOE01/14905/20
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1243093
- Date first listed:
- 20-May-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Churchyard Retaining Wall and Gates Approximately 20 Metres South of Church of St Swithun Including Raised Pavement to South East
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCHYARD RETAINING WALL AND GATES APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES SOUTH OF CHURCH OF ST SWITHUN INCLUDING RAISED PAVEMENT TO SOUTH EAST, CHURCH 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:
- CHURCHYARD RETAINING WALL AND GATES APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES SOUTH OF CHURCH OF ST SWITHUN INCLUDING RAISED PAVEMENT TO SOUTH EAST, CHURCH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Mid Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Sandford
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 82860 02501
Details
SS 80 SW SANDFORD CHURCH STREET (north side) Sandford
3/222 Churchyard retaining wall and gates approx. 20m south of Church of St Swithun including raised pavement to south-east
GV II
Churchyard boundary and retaining wall including gates. Early mid-C19. Snecked volcanic stone with rusticated volcanic ashlar coping; wrought-iron gates. Retaining wall forming south-east boundary wall of churchyard extending from Sextons Cottage (q.v.) in south-west corner, north eastwards including main gate (to south porch) and parson's gate (between Parsonage q.v. and priest's door) with rounded corner at end and secondary churchyard gate in return. The weathered coping includes a series of holes in top made for now removed iron railing. Main gate has flanking piers with simple geometric patterns and remains of bifurcated broken scroll heads, a segmental arched overthrough with scrolls and lantern frame and double gates in which the outer stiles have acorn finials, the railings have spiked finials with collars, low lock bar with alternate low railings with flat spear finials. The secondary churchyard door is identical. The parson's gate is narrower and plainer with round headed arch and deeply-twisted scroll ornamentation at apex. To south-east a raised pitched stone pavement with volcanic stone revetment along Church Street.
Listing NGR: SS8288402507
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 445837
- 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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