Walls, Gate Piers and Gates to the Church of St Andrew
WALLS, GATE PIERS AND GATES TO THE CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, WELLINGTON SQUARE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1279933
- Date first listed:
- 30-Sept-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Walls, Gate Piers and Gates to the Church of St Andrew
- Statutory Address:
- WALLS, GATE PIERS AND GATES TO THE CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, WELLINGTON SQUARE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1279933
- Date first listed:
- 30-Sept-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Walls, Gate Piers and Gates to the Church of St Andrew
- Statutory Address 1:
- WALLS, GATE PIERS AND GATES TO THE CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, WELLINGTON SQUARE
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, GATE PIERS AND GATES TO THE CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, WELLINGTON SQUARE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Minehead
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 96780 46167
Details
MINEHEAD
SS9646 WELLINGTON SQUARE 900-1/3/113 (South side) Walls, gate piers and gates to the Church of St Andrew
GV II
Walls, gate piers and gates. 1877-1880. By GE Street. Rubblestone with freestone capping and quoins, wrought-iron gates. Those to Friday Street slope downhill and the level site has a retaining wall to the north side which rises from the pavement to approx 2m by the porch, then ramps and steps down as a flanking wall to the steps leading to the porch on the north-east corner. This, and the wall to the east end, are of snecked sandstone with chamfered freestone capping. The rubblestone wall to the south rises to approx 2m. The double gates at both east corners have scrolls and trefoil heads to the panels and are supported by square ashlar and rubblestone piers with pyramidal heads. The handrail on the north wall is supported by scrolled wrought-iron uprights.
Listing NGR: SS9678046167
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 391270
- 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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