Description

PORTLAND

SY6873 FORTUNESWELL, Fortuneswell
969-1/3/92 (North East side)
21/09/78 Churchyard walls and piers to Church
of St. John

GV II

Churchyard boundary walls, gate piers, railings, and steps.
1839-40. Portland ashlar, wrought and cast-iron. Wall in
squared and coursed block, running to follow slope of hill and
not horizontally, to plain flush weathered coping, rises to c
1.5m full width of churchyard. At each end a single pier, and
to centre a pair of piers raised on simple plinth to wall
height and flanking a set of 8 plain stone steps in return
walls; these piers retain a simple iron overthrow, and are
flanked each side by a run of c 1m of iron railing. All the
piers are square, with sunk panel to face, under gabled
capping to stepped weatherings and roll capping. At the left
end is an opening to further flight of steps, and to their
left, along the NW boundary of the churchyard, a wall swept up
at the far end by a flight fo 12 steps to a gate giving to the
former Rectory garden.

Listing NGR: SY6865173522

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26498645

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Recommended Books

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  Staffordshire (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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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair