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Gate Piers and Gates Aproximately 30 Metres North East of Church of St Oswald and Attached Churchyard Wall to South Gate Piers and Gates Approximately 30 Metres North East of Church of St Oswald and A

A Grade II Listed Building in Oswestry, Shropshire

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Latitude: 52.8572 / 52°51'26"N

Longitude: -3.0573 / 3°3'26"W

OS Eastings: 328905

OS Northings: 329385

OS Grid: SJ289293

Mapcode National: GBR 73.S1VK

Mapcode Global: WH89X.0FFX

Plus Code: 9C4RVW4V+V3

Entry Name: Gate Piers and Gates Aproximately 30 Metres North East of Church of St Oswald and Attached Churchyard Wall to South Gate Piers and Gates Approximately 30 Metres North East of Church of St Oswald and A

Listing Date: 10 September 1951

Last Amended: 15 May 1986

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1176247

English Heritage Legacy ID: 255519

ID on this website: 101176247

Location: St Oswald's Church, Croesoswallt, Shropshire, SY11

County: Shropshire

Civil Parish: Oswestry

Built-Up Area: Croesowallt

Traditional County: Shropshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Shropshire

Church of England Parish: Oswestry St Oswald King and Martyr

Church of England Diocese: Lichfield

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Description


SJ 2829 SE; 15/49

OSWESTRY C.P.,
CHURCH STREET (west side),
Gate piers and gates approx. 30m north-east of Church of St. Oswald and attached churchyard wall to south

(part formerly listed as Churchyard gates)

10.9.51

GV

II

Gate piers, gates and churchyard wall. Circa 1738, and C19. Gate piers
and gates: c1738, probably by the Davies Brothers of Bersham
near Wrexham; 2 piers flanking entrance to Broad Walk with another pier
at right-angles forming separate gateway; square section with three moulded
rectangular bands to each pier, moulded plinths and capping surmounted
by ornamental urns; delicate wrought-iron gates have scrollwork and floral
enrichment to main pair and urn-capped standards and scrollwork to
subsidiary set. Low regularly coursed wall with stone coping, interrupted
by pair of C19 piers with blind Gothic tracery, links gate piers with
gate piers to south of Church of St. Oswald (q.v.). B.O.E, p. 223.


Listing NGR: SJ2890729401

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