Walls, steps, piers, railings and gates to south and west of Church of All Saints

Walls, steps, piers, railings and gates to south and west of Church of All Saints, Durham Road

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1320381
Date first listed:
24-Jun-1987
List Entry Name:
Walls, steps, piers, railings and gates to south and west of Church of All Saints
Statutory Address:
Walls, steps, piers, railings and gates to south and west of Church of All Saints, Durham Road
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1320381
Date first listed:
24-Jun-1987
List Entry Name:
Walls, steps, piers, railings and gates to south and west of Church of All Saints
Statutory Address 1:
Walls, steps, piers, railings and gates to south and west of Church of All Saints, Durham Road

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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.

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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.

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Location

Statutory Address:
Walls, steps, piers, railings and gates to south and west of Church of All Saints, Durham Road

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

District:
County Durham (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Lanchester
National Grid Reference:
NZ1673747406

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 24 September 2024 to amend the name and address and reformat the text to current standards.

NZ 1647
13/81

LANCHESTER
DURHAM ROAD (east side)
Walls, steps, piers, railings and gates to south and west of Church of All Saints

(Formerly listed as Walls, steps, piers, railings and gates to south and east of Church of All Saints)

GV
II
Walls, steps, piers, railings, gates and overthrow to Church of All Saints. C18 with C19 gates, overthrow and railings. Coursed sandstone rubble walls with roughly-dressed coping; ashlar piers and steps; wrought and cast iron gates, overthrow and railings. Low wall with gabled coping encloses churchyard on south and west sides, interrupted by wide entrances at south-west and south east, narrow entrance immediately to east of the former, and narrow entrance at north-east.

Steps up to wide entrance flanked by tall, square, panelled piers with moulded plinths, cornices and tall pyramid finials on moulded feet. Scroll-topped pilaster jambs. Gates in Gothic style have fleur-de-lys heads on principals and dog-bars, and lattice top band. Serpentine overthrow has twisted leaf decoration and raised centre with cross finial.

Two short flights of side steps at right, with plain iron railings and handrail,
to narrow entrance.

South-west entrance has tooled square piers with pyramidal coping; fleur-de-lys headed gates.

Listing NGR: NZ1673747406

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
350588
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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