Description

CHURCHSTOW VILLAGE CENTRE
SX 74 NW
5/78
Wall enclosing the
churchyard to Church of
St Mary
GV II
Boundary wall with piers, buttresses and gateways. May be medieval in parts,
with later additions or modifications. Thin-bedded slate-stone, steep saddle-
back coping in small stones on edge. The south side, flanking the A379, has
square pier to stepped and weathered pyramidal capping at west end, and pair to
C19 iron gates with overthrow opposite to porch, on 2 + 3 steps. Wall from path
c.2.25 m high, square offset plinth and series of flat weathered buttresses
forming 4 + 9 + 7 panels. Return walls to east, west and north sides generally
simpler, less high (through rise in ground levels) and with pair of cast iron
gates to square piers in north wall, similar to those opposite porch. An impor-
tant historical adjunct to the church, and of visual significance in the village
main street.

Listing NGR: SX7126745944

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26461891

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)