Description

MINEHEAD

SS9646 WELLINGTON SQUARE 900-1/3/113 (South side) Walls, gate piers and gates to the Church of St Andrew

GV II

Walls, gate piers and gates. 1877-1880. By GE Street. Rubblestone with freestone capping and quoins, wrought-iron gates. Those to Friday Street slope downhill and the level site has a retaining wall to the north side which rises from the pavement to approx 2m by the porch, then ramps and steps down as a flanking wall to the steps leading to the porch on the north-east corner. This, and the wall to the east end, are of snecked sandstone with chamfered freestone capping. The rubblestone wall to the south rises to approx 2m. The double gates at both east corners have scrolls and trefoil heads to the panels and are supported by square ashlar and rubblestone piers with pyramidal heads. The handrail on the north wall is supported by scrolled wrought-iron uprights.

Listing NGR: SS9678046167

External Links

• Wikidata Q26569113

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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair