Wall to West of the Hall, With Steps, Piers and Gates
WALL TO WEST OF THE HALL, WITH STEPS, PIERS AND GATES, CHURCH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1322825
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Wall to West of the Hall, With Steps, Piers and Gates
- Statutory Address:
- WALL TO WEST OF THE HALL, WITH STEPS, PIERS AND GATES, CHURCH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1322825
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Wall to West of the Hall, With Steps, Piers and Gates
- Statutory Address 1:
- WALL TO WEST OF THE HALL, WITH STEPS, PIERS AND GATES, CHURCH 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.
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:
- WALL TO WEST OF THE HALL, WITH STEPS, PIERS AND GATES, CHURCH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County Durham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Bishop Middleham
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 32830 31260
Details
NZ 33 SW BISHOP MIDDLEHAM CHURCH STREET (East side)
7/3 (inset) Wall to west of The Hall, with steps, piers and gates GV II
Garden wall with steps, piers and gates; extends from north boundary of the Hall garden, along Church Street and along boundary with graveyard of Church of St. Michael to point c.200 metres south of the Hall where ground falls away. Interrupted by gates and gate piers at entrance to Church Street, and steps and gate piers at entrance to churchyard.
Late C17 wall, early C18 piers, mid C18 gates. Wall thinly-rendered rubble, mostly limestone with brick coping; piers and steps ashlar; wrought iron gates.
Wall to Church Lane c.4 metres high at north end, partly retaining garden; as lane ascends the wall reduces to c.2 metres; along churchyard it is c.1.3 metres high on east and 3 metres on west, retaining churchyard. Southern stretch has coping of brick laid on sides flanked by sloping bricks laid wide faces uppermost, forming shoulders. Side steps from garden to churchyard entrance, which has 2 tall slender square piers with cornices and stepped coping. Entrance to Church Lane formed by corniced square piers, with moulding below top bands, and plain square coping; scroll brackets from wall coping, and eroded leaf brackets on inner pilasters.
Gates curve gently up to piers, and have spiked head dogbars and principals.
Listing NGR: NZ3283031260
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 112209
- 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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