Gates and Gate Piers and Churchyard Wall Enclosing Church of St Mary
GATES AND GATE PIERS AND CHURCHYARD WALL ENCLOSING CHURCH OF ST MARY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1382640
- Date first listed:
- 05-Apr-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Gates and Gate Piers and Churchyard Wall Enclosing Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address:
- GATES AND GATE PIERS AND CHURCHYARD WALL ENCLOSING CHURCH OF ST MARY
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1382640
- Date first listed:
- 05-Apr-1967
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 27-Apr-2000
- List Entry Name:
- Gates and Gate Piers and Churchyard Wall Enclosing Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address 1:
- GATES AND GATE PIERS AND CHURCHYARD WALL ENCLOSING CHURCH OF ST MARY
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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
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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:
- GATES AND GATE PIERS AND CHURCHYARD WALL ENCLOSING CHURCH OF ST MARY
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Warwickshire
- District:
- Stratford-on-Avon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Preston on Stour
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 20336 49962
Details
PRESTON ON STOUR
SP2049 Gates, gate piers, and churchyard
1912-1/12/132 wall enclosing Church of St Mary
05/04/67
(Formerly Listed as:
PRESTON ON STOUR
Gateway to Churchyard of St Mary on
North)
(Formerly Listed as:
PRESTON ON STOUR
Gateway to Churchyard of St Mary on
West)
GV II
Gates and gate piers to west and north-west of church, with
attached wall enclosing the churchyard. c1750 with some early
C19 rebuilding. Gates probably by Nicholas Parris. Ashlar and
brick laid to Sussex bond, the C19 brick laid to Flemish bond;
wrought-iron gates etc. Each gate has rusticated piers with
moulded plinths, cornice and ball finials, gates of enriched
wrought-iron with similar side panels and overthrow.
Wall to north-east is C18 with roll moulding to chamfered
ashlar coping, some C19 repair.
Wall to south-east has extensive C19 repairs beneath original
coping, and several small buttresses; C19 west end. Wall to
west and north-west is completely C19, with plainer chamfered
coping.
(Bloom JH: A History of Preston-upon-Stour in the county of
Gloucestershire: 1896-: 98; Victoria County Histories:
Victoria History of the County of Gloucestershire: 1968-: 89).
Listing NGR: SP2033549961
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 483024
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Page, W, The Victoria History of the County of Gloucester, (1968), 89
Bloom, J H, A History of Preston-upon-Stour in the County of Gloucestershire, (1896), 98
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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