Retaining Wall Around the Churchyard of the Church of St Mary the Virgin

RETAINING WALL AROUND THE CHURCHYARD OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, CHURCH STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1377694
Date first listed:
24-Sept-1987
List Entry Name:
Retaining Wall Around the Churchyard of the Church of St Mary the Virgin
Statutory Address:
RETAINING WALL AROUND THE CHURCHYARD OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, CHURCH STREET

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1377694
Date first listed:
24-Sept-1987
List Entry Name:
Retaining Wall Around the Churchyard of the Church of St Mary the Virgin
Statutory Address 1:
RETAINING WALL AROUND THE CHURCHYARD OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, 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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
RETAINING WALL AROUND THE CHURCHYARD OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, CHURCH STREET

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

County:
Surrey
District:
Spelthorne (District Authority)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
TQ 10616 68489

Details

TQ 16NW SUNBURY-ON-THAMES, FORMER UD CHURCH STREET Sunbury 4/26 Retaining wall around the Churchyard of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin

GV II

Wall and gates. Late C18 with C19 and C20 alterations. Brown brick. 4 feet high on Church Street frontage with offset to top and brick coping. Rising up with tiled coping to end gate on north corner adjacent to Old Manor Farm; gate of wrought iron with spear heads. Wall extends approximately 80 feet to new red brick and stone entrance opposite west door of Church. Further 80 feet length from west door to corner of Church Street and Thames Street, the wall rising to approx 5 feet as ground drops away. Curved corner and approximately 3 feet either side of double gates between 6 feet high piers on Thames Street, south of church. Gates with spear rails and open standards with scroll work and curved bracket overthrows with urn finials. Single gate to east, at corner of churchyard.

Listing NGR: TQ1061668489

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
287998
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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