Description

LICHFIELD

SK1109NE THE CLOSE
1094-1/5/217 (North side)
06/03/70 Front wall and gate piers to
courtyard of former Episcopal Palace
(Formerly Listed as:
Garden wall and gate piers at the
former Episcopal Palace)

GV II

Wall extending approx. 82m along front of palace courtyard,
with 3 gates. c1687-8. Ashlar. Offset plinth and moulded
coping. Main gate piers are rusticated with cornice caps and
buttresses to inner faces to take gates, not in position at
time of review. 2 gates to left have plainer details, one with
wrought-iron gate, that to far end with paired plank gates.
Blocked gate to right of main gate. Fine wall and gate piers
forming an important contribution to the setting of the
palace.

Listing NGR: SK1158409834

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26513476

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Recommended Books

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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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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets