Entrance Gateway and East and North Boundary Walls to Churchyard, Christ Church
ENTRANCE GATEWAY AND EAST AND NORTH BOUNDARY WALLS TO CHURCHYARD, CHRIST CHURCH, MAIN ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1266978
- Date first listed:
- 28-Apr-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Entrance Gateway and East and North Boundary Walls to Churchyard, Christ Church
- Statutory Address:
- ENTRANCE GATEWAY AND EAST AND NORTH BOUNDARY WALLS TO CHURCHYARD, CHRIST CHURCH, MAIN ROAD
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1266978
- Date first listed:
- 28-Apr-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Entrance Gateway and East and North Boundary Walls to Churchyard, Christ Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- ENTRANCE GATEWAY AND EAST AND NORTH BOUNDARY WALLS TO CHURCHYARD, CHRIST CHURCH, MAIN ROAD
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:
- ENTRANCE GATEWAY AND EAST AND NORTH BOUNDARY WALLS TO CHURCHYARD, CHRIST CHURCH, MAIN ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Long Load
- National Grid Reference:
- ST4653623161
Details
Entrance gateway etc. Main Road.
9/130
3/130
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ST4623 LONG LOAD CP MAIN ROAD (West side)
9/130 Entrance gateway and east and
north boundary walls to
churchyard, Christ Church
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GV II
Gateway and boundary wall, 1854-56 by C E Giles. Ham stone and lias wall, cast iron gates. Low stone wall to east in
cut and squared lias stone with angled Ham stone copings, increasing in height to accommodate drop in levels on north
side: entrance gateway in centre of east wall has panelled cast iron pillars with strapwork decoration and deeply
moulded knob tops; pair of small gates with small circles to bottom rail, X-braces with rosettes to upper middle rail,
which has barbed spearpoints with toprail and scrollwork above, with central spearpoint; simple wrot-iron overthrow
with bracket for lamp and angled braces; the whole contributing to the setting of Christ Church (qv) and the street
scene, on a prominent corner site in the middle of the village.
Listing NGR: ST4653623161
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 420097
- 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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