Walls, Piers and Gates to West of Former School and Church of St. Peter
WALLS, PIERS AND GATES TO WEST OF FORMER SCHOOL AND CHURCH OF ST. PETER, CHURCH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1322831
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Walls, Piers and Gates to West of Former School and Church of St. Peter
- Statutory Address:
- WALLS, PIERS AND GATES TO WEST OF FORMER SCHOOL AND CHURCH OF ST. PETER, CHURCH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1322831
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Walls, Piers and Gates to West of Former School and Church of St. Peter
- Statutory Address 1:
- WALLS, PIERS AND GATES TO WEST OF FORMER SCHOOL AND CHURCH OF ST. PETER, 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:
- WALLS, PIERS AND GATES TO WEST OF FORMER SCHOOL AND CHURCH OF ST. PETER, CHURCH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County Durham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Spennymoor
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 22542 33740
Details
NZ 23 SW SPENNYMOOR CHURCH STREET (East side) Byers Green
5/37 (inset) Walls, piers and gates to west of former school and Church of St.Peter GV II
Walls, piers and gates forming west boundary of former Rectory grounds and of church yard. Mid C19. Wall of coursed rubble with ashlar coping; ashlar piers; wrought iron gates.
Former Rectory entrance has 2 rusticated square piers with pyramidal coping. Round coping on wall attached to right bay of former schoolmaster's house and curved to meet north pier. From south pier, wall with gabled coping extends c.100 metres along boundary of churchyard and is interrupted by spike-headed gates and chamfered piers with pyramidal coping.
Listing NGR: NZ2254233740
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 112243
- 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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