Description

MELLS CP
ST7249

10/27
Churchyard boundary wall of
Church of St Andrew incorporating
a mechanical gate and a store
-

GV II

Wall incorporating mechanical gate and store. Wall and store C18. Doulting rubble. Wall with weathered coping forms
boundary being ramped irregularly from one metre on east side to 3 metres on west side; which has 2 doorways, one round
arched, one Tudor arched; northern section contains mechanical gate of circa 1920 by Sir Edwin Lutyens, contiguous
dressed stone supports, each have a recessed post inclined at 70 degrees to accept a second pair of moveable wooden
posts which are hinged at their base forming a "V"; when upright they prevent ingress or egress; left post has locking
mechanism. Detached post to north with horizontally set plank. Store at south-west corner is a low rectangular building
with plain tile roof, Tudor arch door opening to west.

Listing NGR: ST7281249338

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26310453

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Recommended Books

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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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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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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)