Lamp Post Approximately 4 Metres to East of Church of Saint John the Baptist
LAMP POST APPROXIMATELY 4 METRES TO EAST OF CHURCH OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST, THE PARSONAGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1315617
- Date first listed:
- 12-Dec-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Lamp Post Approximately 4 Metres to East of Church of Saint John the Baptist
- Statutory Address:
- LAMP POST APPROXIMATELY 4 METRES TO EAST OF CHURCH OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST, THE PARSONAGE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1315617
- Date first listed:
- 12-Dec-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Lamp Post Approximately 4 Metres to East of Church of Saint John the Baptist
- Statutory Address 1:
- LAMP POST APPROXIMATELY 4 METRES TO EAST OF CHURCH OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST, THE PARSONAGE
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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:
- LAMP POST APPROXIMATELY 4 METRES TO EAST OF CHURCH OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST, THE PARSONAGE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Knaresborough
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 34741 57186
Details
SE 3457 KNARESBOROUGH THE PARSONAGE (north side)
6/192 Lamp post approximately 4 metres to east of Church of Saint John the Baptist
GV II
Lamp post. Early C19. Cast iron. Square base with lion masks. Lower half of shaft reeded, the upper half octagonal. Fern-leaf decoration to middle and top of shaft. 4 curved brackets to support oil-lamp (missing), and a projecting arm with moulded finial, probably a ladder support. Similar lamp posts have been noted in Kirkgate (q,v.) and Gallows Steps, Kirkgate (q.v.). They are the remains of the first system of gas works, mains and lights installed by John Malam. The lights were turned on on 13th September 1824. B Jennings (Ed), History of Harrogate and Knaresborough, 1970, p 342.
Listing NGR: SE3474157186
Legacy
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- Legacy System number:
- 330861
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Jennings, B, A History of Harrogate and Knaresborough, (1970), 342
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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