BOUNDARY WALL, RAILINGS AND ENTRANCE GATEWAYS ENCLOSING HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, SCHOOL AND VICARAGE

BOUNDARY WALL, RAILINGS AND ENTRANCE GATEWAYS ENCLOSING HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, SCHOOL AND VICARAGE, DEAN STREET

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1338883
Date first listed:: 19-Apr-1993
List Entry Name:: BOUNDARY WALL, RAILINGS AND ENTRANCE GATEWAYS ENCLOSING HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, SCHOOL AND VICARAGE
Statutory Address:: BOUNDARY WALL, RAILINGS AND ENTRANCE GATEWAYS ENCLOSING HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, SCHOOL AND VICARAGE, DEAN STREET

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1338883
Date first listed:: 19-Apr-1993
List Entry Name:: BOUNDARY WALL, RAILINGS AND ENTRANCE GATEWAYS ENCLOSING HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, SCHOOL AND VICARAGE
Statutory Address 1:: BOUNDARY WALL, RAILINGS AND ENTRANCE GATEWAYS ENCLOSING HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, SCHOOL AND VICARAGE, DEAN STREET

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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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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:: BOUNDARY WALL, RAILINGS AND ENTRANCE GATEWAYS ENCLOSING HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, SCHOOL AND VICARAGE, DEAN STREET

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

District:: Tameside (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: SJ 93237 99194

Details

ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, DEAN STREET, SJ 99 NW,

1478-4/10009,

BOUNDARY WALL, RAILINGS AND ENTRANCE GATEWAYS ENCLOSING HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, SCHOOL AND VICARAGE

II

Boundary wall, railings and entrance gateways. 1876-8. By Henry and Medland Taylor continuous boundary comprised of brick and masonry walling, intermediate piers, metal railings and entrance gateways and gates. A unified design of different elements, enclosing Holy Trinity Church, School and Vicarage (q.v.) but expressing the different status of each building. Brick walling with ashlar dressings, and plain and decorative metal railings and gates. West side (Portland Street) with 3-bay wall with ashlar plinth and coping, incorporating drinking fountain with projecting bowl 6 bays of railings, with two intermediate copied piers to each side, linking with angled entrance gateways to churchyard at north-west and south-west corners. Gateways with stepped gables incorporating open niche above stepped pointed archway springing from gate piers set within flanking abutment walls. Decorative double iron gates to each archway, that to the south-west with double triangle finial. Inset post box in south abutment walling. South side (Dean Street) with 4 bays of plain railings, with intermediate piers, then single masonry bay, flanking on gabled gate posts to organ chamber entry to church. Decorated iron double gates. Two further bays of plain railings, then solid bay, a further bay of railings, and then tall stepped gabled gate piers to vicarage with blind tracery motifs to pier faces. Low decorative iron gates. A further bay of railings, and then four bays of solid wall with intermediate piers with gabled pilasters. Angled corner carries wall onto east side (Bentinck Street) where 3 bays and 2 further bays flanking gateway to vicarage yard complete enclosure of vicarage. 3 bays of railings between masonry piers, each railing bay divided into 3 sections by metal strainer post with double triangle finials. School side entrance with double iron gates, and one further bay of decorative railings. Solid masonry angled corner returns onto north side (Kenyon Street). 2 bays of decorative railings and an entrance bay with double decorative gates, flanked by plain railings linked to intermediate piers. Two further 3 section bays of railings end at terminal pier of schoolyard enclosure. Railings then revert to plain pattern, for two bays, then to solid bay incorporating entrance piers to vestry gateway now with plain railings, and final four bays of railings link with return wall of north-west corner gateway to churchyard.

Listing NGR: SJ9323799194

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Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.