Gate Piers, Gates, and Boundary Wall to Churchyard St Michael
GATE PIERS, GATES, AND BOUNDARY WALL TO CHURCHYARD ST MICHAEL, CHURCH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1318656
- Date first listed:
- 06-Jan-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Gate Piers, Gates, and Boundary Wall to Churchyard St Michael
- Statutory Address:
- GATE PIERS, GATES, AND BOUNDARY WALL TO CHURCHYARD ST MICHAEL, CHURCH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1318656
- Date first listed:
- 06-Jan-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Gate Piers, Gates, and Boundary Wall to Churchyard St Michael
- Statutory Address 1:
- GATE PIERS, GATES, AND BOUNDARY WALL TO CHURCHYARD ST MICHAEL, CHURCH STREET
- Statutory Address 2:
- GATE PIERS, GATES, AND BOUNDARY WALL TO CHURCHYARD ST MICHAEL, CHURCH STREET
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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:
- GATE PIERS, GATES, AND BOUNDARY WALL TO CHURCHYARD ST MICHAEL, CHURCH STREET
- Statutory Address:
- GATE PIERS, GATES, AND BOUNDARY WALL TO CHURCHYARD ST MICHAEL, CHURCH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Mere
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 81130 32297
Details
ST 8032-8132 MERE CHURCH STREET (south and east sides) 6/41 Gate piers,gates, and 6.11.66 boundary wall to churchyard of St Michael
GV II
Three piers with pair of gates and railing, two wooden gates, and boundary walling. C18, but some walling possibly earlier. Limestone ashlar to piers, squared rubble elsewhere, cast-iron or wooden gates. Wall surrounds churchyard in varying height and form: to the east running north from the Charnel House (q.v.) to C18 piers is rubble c.2.5m high to a brick coping, then ashlar pier and wooden pedestrian gate returned towards the west to link with good pair of C18 ashlar rusticated piers set to offset chamfered plinths and with moulded cappings carrying decorative urns on square bases. Pair of iron gates with plain vertical bars and dog bars to dropped head and segmental strutting. To north of churchyard is squared and coursed stone to saddle-back coping cl.5 m above pavement, running to small wooden gate in north west corner, then section running south similar, but with chamfer-edge coping to flat top, height varying with fall in road, to wooden gate on 3 stone steps. Beyond this wall joins high wall to The Chantry (q.v.) at south west corner. south wall is partly high section to The Chantry, then lower part with saddle-back coping including iron gate with overthrow, opposite north doorway to The Chantry. Last section of enclosure is formed by the north wall to Dean(s orchard (q.v.) Modest, but important to the ensemble of the church and its surroundings.
Listing NGR: ST8112932295
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 320166
- 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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