Entrance Lodge, Walls, Piers, Gates and Railings at Portishead Burial Ground
ENTRANCE LODGE, WALLS, PIERS, GATES AND RAILINGS AT PORTISHEAD BURIAL GROUND, CLEVEDON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1270255
- Date first listed:
- 22-Apr-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Entrance Lodge, Walls, Piers, Gates and Railings at Portishead Burial Ground
- Statutory Address:
- ENTRANCE LODGE, WALLS, PIERS, GATES AND RAILINGS AT PORTISHEAD BURIAL GROUND, CLEVEDON ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1270255
- Date first listed:
- 22-Apr-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Entrance Lodge, Walls, Piers, Gates and Railings at Portishead Burial Ground
- Statutory Address 1:
- ENTRANCE LODGE, WALLS, PIERS, GATES AND RAILINGS AT PORTISHEAD BURIAL GROUND, CLEVEDON 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 LODGE, WALLS, PIERS, GATES AND RAILINGS AT PORTISHEAD BURIAL GROUND, CLEVEDON ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Portishead
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 46379 75188
Details
ST 47 NE PORTISHEAD CLEVEDON ROAD (south side)
2/93 Entrance lodge, walls, piers, gates and railings at Portishead Burial Ground II
Entrance lodge, walls, piers, gates and railings. Mid Zig. Snecked limestone rubble with stone dressings, lodge has plain and fish-scale tiled roof with wrought iron crestings and finials to gables; limestone piers and cast iron railings and gates. Open lodge has front gable end with high pointed arched opening, roll-moulded, polished granite jamb-shafts with composite capitals, lancet to each side, bargeboards, gates with twisted uprights and spear finials. Left and right return glazed, 5 lights each, central one taller, trefoil-headed with small gable above; rear as front, without jamb shafts or gates, plainer mouldings. Limestone plinth and quoins, bellcote set diagonally on roof ridge with louvres and bellcast shape roof. Wall attached to each side of lodge, swept round to square pier, about 3 metres high, in vermiculated ashlar with triangular shaped top; wall about 1/2 metre high, extends about 80 metres to east, stepped to accommodate slope of ground, plain railings, principals with curved struts and knob finials, at east end a pair of similar gate piers, small gate with knob finials to uprights and horizontal strut; wall and railings extend about 90 metres to south west to similar terminal pier. South west and east boundaries of burial ground have plain railings only.
Listing NGR: ST4637975188
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 459873
- 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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