Description

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SJ9856NW CHURCH STREET 611-1/4/39 (North side) 13/04/51 Lych gate, walls, railings, gates and gate piers to churchyard of St Edward (Formerly Listed as: CHURCH STREET Lych gate of St Edward's Church) (Formerly Listed as: CHURCH STREET Churchyard walls,railings,gates and gate-piers of St Edward's Church)

GV II

Lych gate, wall, railings, gate piers and gates to churchyard. Stone and cast-iron. Lychgate dated 1634, the walls successively rebuilt, and incorporating C18 and late C19 dated stones. Stone gate piers facing E, square section with shallow pyramidal caps. Cast-iron gates. Length of cast-iron spearhead railings on stone plinth wall with moulded copings to S and W. Plain stone retaining walls surmounted by cast-iron railings return each side of steps at main entrance. W wall, battered from the pavement, incorporates stone tablets commemorating former church wardens, and in the S wall is the polished granite basin of a fountain, and a sandstone drinking trough. Lychgate of main entrance dated 1634. Segmental archway with stepped parapet above, enriched by pinnacles. The wall, railings, gate piers and gates to churchyard were first listed 07/06/72.



Listing NGR: SJ9830256609

External Links

• Wikidata Q26558949

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Recommended Books

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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Herefordshire (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)