Walls, Railings and Gates to Christ Church
WALLS, RAILINGS AND GATES TO CHRIST CHURCH, RYHOPE ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1279907
- Date first listed:
- 17-Oct-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Walls, Railings and Gates to Christ Church
- Statutory Address:
- WALLS, RAILINGS AND GATES TO CHRIST CHURCH, RYHOPE ROAD
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1279907
- Date first listed:
- 17-Oct-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Walls, Railings and Gates to Christ Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- WALLS, RAILINGS AND GATES TO CHRIST CHURCH, RYHOPE 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:
- WALLS, RAILINGS AND GATES TO CHRIST CHURCH, RYHOPE ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Sunderland (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 39796 56035
Details
SUNDERLAND
NZ3956SE RYHOPE ROAD 920-1/22/188 (West side) Walls, railings and gates to Christ Church
GV II
Walls and gates to Christ Church (qv). c1862. By James Murray. Snecked rock-faced sandstone walls and piers with ashlar coping and quoins; cast and wrought-iron railings to N door; wrought-iron gates to N, E and S entrances. Walls have chamfered coping and are continuous with gate piers which have ashlar quoins. Railings removed except at N door in The Cloisters where Gothic cast-iron railings run from porch to boundary wall to W and simple wrought-iron railings and gate separate entrance from garden on N side of church. Gates of wrought-iron with leafy tendril terminals to principals have scrolled dogbar panels with spear finial and similar finial to upper scrolls and rail. Gates at S entrance damaged at time of survey. Included for group value.
Listing NGR: NZ3979656035
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 391566
- 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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