Railings, Gates and Piers to Old St Marys Churchyard
RAILINGS, GATES AND PIERS TO OLD ST MARYS CHURCHYARD, NEWINGTON BUTTS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1385731
- Date first listed:
- 17-Sept-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Railings, Gates and Piers to Old St Marys Churchyard
- Statutory Address:
- RAILINGS, GATES AND PIERS TO OLD ST MARYS CHURCHYARD, NEWINGTON BUTTS
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1385731
- Date first listed:
- 17-Sept-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Railings, Gates and Piers to Old St Marys Churchyard
- Statutory Address 1:
- RAILINGS, GATES AND PIERS TO OLD ST MARYS CHURCHYARD, NEWINGTON BUTTS
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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:
- RAILINGS, GATES AND PIERS TO OLD ST MARYS CHURCHYARD, NEWINGTON BUTTS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Southwark (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 31897 78787
Details
SOUTHWARK
TQ3178 NEWINGTON BUTTS 636-1/7/538 (North West side) Railings, gates and piers to Old St Mary's Churchyard
II
Railings, gates and piers to Old St Mary's Churchyard. c1873. Cast into the locks is the name of Young and Co., Founders, Pimlico. Cast-iron, with brick in Flemish bond and stone coping to low wall; piers in English bond. Gothic Revival style. The structure runs the length of the old churchyard, along Newington Butts. 25 bays in all, with 2 gates; short return to Churchyard Row. At far ends are piers, square in section, with stone capstones; railings set on black brick wall, with chamfered stone coping. Each bay framed by a pair of thick uprights, square in section, with heads twisting into flower petals; a diagonal brace to rear of each. The intermediate uprights have spear points and twisted tridents. Top rails treated as floral frieze. The continuation of the fence along Churchyard Row dates to the late C20 and is not included. Built when the medieval church was rebuilt on a site further south, along Kennington Park Road (qv), and the churchyard became a public garden.
Listing NGR: TQ3189778787
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 471141
- 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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