Description

KING'S NORTON

SK 60 SE

5/64 Gate piers and gate, steps,
balustrade and wall at Churchyard
of St. John the Baptist

GV II*

Gate piers and gate, steps,balustrade and wall. C18. Ashlar, rubble stone
and wrought iron. Leading to W front of Church (q.v.) a pair of gate piers
with pineapple finials and fine wrought iron gate. Beyond is a flight of
9 stone steps with balustrade either side. To the right of the piers a retaining
wall c2m high borders the Churchyard. It contains a horsetrough. The gate
was originally at King's Norton Hall, demolished late C18. Pevsner.

Listing NGR: SK6887400486

Selected Sources

• Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Leicestershire and Rutland, (1960)

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