Description

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 11/11/2014

SJ28NE
789-1/3/95

BIRKENHEAD
LOWER FLAYBRICK ROAD (West side)
Northern gate to Flaybrick Hill Cemetery

(Formerly listed as Gate to Flaybrick Hill Cemetery, previously listed as: Gateway to Flaybrick Hill Cemetery, LOWER FLAYBRICK ROAD (South side))

28/03/74

GV
II
Gate to cemetery. 1862-64. By Lucy and Littler. Coursed and squared stone with cast-iron gates. Main gate with separate side entry in length of wall with raking coping. Main gateway in stilted arch carried on corbels, beneath stepped gable with quatrefoil at apex. Gates themselves now missing and the archway partially blocked. Foot gate to left, a simpler moulded arch beneath steep coped gable. Cast-iron gates with scrollwork decoration. Between the two gates, a foliate niche for fountain with ornate triangular hood mould, and enriched corbel supporting granite basin.

Listing NGR: SJ2921889792

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26497270

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Recommended Books

• 
  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  For the Record
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)