Gateway, Approach Walls and South Wall to St Michael's Churchyard
GATEWAY, APPROACH WALLS AND SOUTH WALL TO ST MICHAEL'S CHURCHYARD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1310727
- Date first listed:
- 28-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Gateway, Approach Walls and South Wall to St Michael's Churchyard
- Statutory Address:
- GATEWAY, APPROACH WALLS AND SOUTH WALL TO ST MICHAEL'S CHURCHYARD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1310727
- Date first listed:
- 28-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Gateway, Approach Walls and South Wall to St Michael's Churchyard
- Statutory Address 1:
- GATEWAY, APPROACH WALLS AND SOUTH WALL TO ST MICHAEL'S CHURCHYARD
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:
- GATEWAY, APPROACH WALLS AND SOUTH WALL TO ST MICHAEL'S CHURCHYARD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County Durham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Barningham
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 08548 10339
Details
NZ 0810 BARNINGHAM BARNINGHAM VILLAGE (North side)
15/36 Gateway, approach walls and south wall to St. Michael's Churchyard
GV II
Churchyard gateway and walls. Gateway later C19; walls of several C18 and C19 builds. Gateway tooled ashlar with wrought-iron gates; walls coursed rubble with some cut dressings. Patterned double gates in double-chamfered pointed archway with foliage stops to hoodmould. Memorial inscription to Lady Augusta Milbank, d.1874, in quatrefoil panel under coped gable with cross fleury finial. Flat-coped walls 2.5 metres high flank approach lane to churchyard; at far end boarded door in left wall with lintel dated 1840; and late C19 attached piers with gabled tops; beside left pier part of a medieval cross slab built into wall. Similar wall on south side of churchyard extends 15 metres east of entry, and west to south-west corner of churchyard. Set against the wall west of entry are four C18 headstones and 2 medieval slabs, one with 6-arm cross, sword and ?knife.
Listing NGR: NZ0854810339
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 111625
- 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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