Cemetery Mortuary
CEMETERY MORTUARY, NEWPORT ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1393403
- Date first listed:
- 03-Aug-2009
- List Entry Name:
- Cemetery Mortuary
- Statutory Address:
- CEMETERY MORTUARY, NEWPORT ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1393403
- Date first listed:
- 03-Aug-2009
- List Entry Name:
- Cemetery Mortuary
- Statutory Address 1:
- CEMETERY MORTUARY, NEWPORT ROAD
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.
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:
- CEMETERY MORTUARY, NEWPORT ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Ventnor
- National Grid Reference:
- SZ 55648 77729
Reasons for Designation
The mortuary, Newport Road, Ventnor is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * It is an early English style mortuary of 1870 designed by a local architect, F Newman of Ryde. It is more elaborate than many mortuaries. * It is well crafted in snecked Isle of Wight stone rubble with decorative details including plinth, roof cresting, gables with carved kneelers, round-headed niche and arched doorcase with hood-moulding and carved corbels. * It was built by the same architect as the surviving cemetery chapel. * It is situated in an attractively landscaped cemetery with extensive views over downland.
Details
VENTNOR
766/0/10019 NEWPORT ROAD 03-AUG-09 Cemetery Mortuary
GV II Mortuary. Built circa 1870, architect Mr F Newman of Ryde. Early English style.
Constructed of Isle of Wight stone rubble with ashlar dressings on a stone plinth. It has a gabled slate roof with ridge cresting. The gable end has coping and carved kneelers. The main entrance faces south west and has a round-headed niche and an arched doorcase with hood moulding with carved stone corbels. There is a C20 plank door. The north west side has one flat-arched opening. The other sides have no openings. The interior was not inspected.
HISTORY: The Newport Road Cemetery was opened in 1870 and the two chapels and lodge were designed by Mr F Newman of Ryde. The mortuary is built of identical building materials and the same Early English style, so is likely to be of the same date and by the same architect. The mortuary is shown on the 1898 Ordnance Survey map.
REASONS FOR DESIGNATION: * It is an Early English style mortuary of circa 1870 designed by F Newman of Ryde. * It is well crafted in local stone with decorative details and is more elaborate than many mortuaries. * It was built by the same architect as the surviving cemetery chapel (q.v.). * It is situated in an attractively landscaped cemetery wih extensive views over downland.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 506897
- 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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