Wall to Cannington College on Roadside and Bounding Churchyard, Church of St Mary

WALL TO CANNINGTON COLLEGE ON ROADSIDE AND BOUNDING CHURCHYARD, CHURCH OF ST MARY, BROOK STREET

Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places

Explore this list entry

Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1308337
Date first listed:
24-Jun-1985
List Entry Name:
Wall to Cannington College on Roadside and Bounding Churchyard, Church of St Mary
Statutory Address:
WALL TO CANNINGTON COLLEGE ON ROADSIDE AND BOUNDING CHURCHYARD, CHURCH OF ST MARY, BROOK STREET

Have you got a photo to share?

Join the Missing Pieces Project. We want you to share your photos and memories.

Location

Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places. 

There is a problem

Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .

This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.

What is the National Heritage List for England?

The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.

The list includes:

Icon Buildings
Icon Scheduled monuments
Icon Parks and gardens
Icon Battlefields
Icon Shipwrecks

Find out more about listing

Images of England Project

To view this image please use Firefox, Chrome, Safari, or Edge.
Archive image, may not represent current condition of site.
Date:
2005-05-23
Reference:
IOE01/13824/24
Rights:
© Mr John H. Sparkes. Source: Historic England Archive

Local Heritage Hub

Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.

Discover more

Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1308337
Date first listed:
24-Jun-1985
List Entry Name:
Wall to Cannington College on Roadside and Bounding Churchyard, Church of St Mary
Statutory Address 1:
WALL TO CANNINGTON COLLEGE ON ROADSIDE AND BOUNDING CHURCHYARD, CHURCH OF ST MARY, BROOK STREET
Statutory Address 2:
WALL TO CANNINGTON COLLEGE ON ROADSIDE AND BOUNDING CHURCHYARD, CHURCH OF ST MARY, CHURCH STREET
Statutory Address 3:
WALL TO CANNINGTON COLLEGE ON ROADSIDE AND BOUNDING CHURCHYARD, CHURCH OF ST MARY, FORE STREET

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
WALL TO CANNINGTON COLLEGE ON ROADSIDE AND BOUNDING CHURCHYARD, CHURCH OF ST MARY, BROOK STREET
Statutory Address:
WALL TO CANNINGTON COLLEGE ON ROADSIDE AND BOUNDING CHURCHYARD, CHURCH OF ST MARY, CHURCH STREET
Statutory Address:
WALL TO CANNINGTON COLLEGE ON ROADSIDE AND BOUNDING CHURCHYARD, CHURCH OF ST MARY, FORE STREET

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Cannington
National Grid Reference:
ST 25875 39646

Details

ST23NE CANNINGTON CP FORE STREET (South side)

12/5 Wall to Cannington College on roadside and bounding churchyard, Church of St Mary -

GV II

Wall. probably C17. Bounds the grounds of Cannington College on its North, South, East and West sides in a virtually unbroken run. Red sandstone rubble, low single stage red sandstone buttresses at intervals with rubble offsets. Wall extends 130 metres along the side of Fore Street, 70 metres along Brook Street and 50 metres along Church Street all in continuous run except broad gateway onto Brook Street, plank gates; further section extends 100 metres Westwards of the South end on Brook Street, and bounds the churchyard of Church of St Mary (qv). Varies in height between 3 and 4 metres. The wall probably represents the bounds of the lay wing of the Priory of Benedictine Nuns on the site of Cannington Court (qv).

Listing NGR: ST2587539647

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
268866
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.

Ordnance survey map of Wall to Cannington College on Roadside and Bounding Churchyard, Church of St Mary

Map

This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 19-Jun-2026 at 18:21:34.

Download a full scale map (PDF)
© Crown copyright [and database rights] 2026. OS AC0000815036. Use of this mapping is subject to Terms and Conditions.

End of official list entry

All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.

Previous Overview
Next Comments and Photos