Latitude: 54.8212 / 54°49'16"N
Longitude: -1.741 / 1°44'27"W
OS Eastings: 416737
OS Northings: 547406
OS Grid: NZ167474
Mapcode National: GBR JD8P.WJ
Mapcode Global: WHC4G.726T
Plus Code: 9C6WR7C5+FH
Entry Name: Walls, steps, piers, railings and gates to south and west of Church of All Saints
Listing Date: 24 June 1987
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1320381
English Heritage Legacy ID: 350588
ID on this website: 101320381
Location: Lanchester, County Durham, DH7
County: County Durham
Civil Parish: Lanchester
Built-Up Area: Lanchester
Traditional County: Durham
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): County Durham
Church of England Parish: Lanchester and Burnhope
Church of England Diocese: Durham
Tagged with: Wall
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NZ 1647
13/81
LANCHESTER
DURHAM ROAD (east side)
Walls, steps, piers, railings and gates to south and west of Church of All Saints
(Formerly listed as Walls, steps, piers, railings and gates to south and east of Church of All Saints)
GV
II
Walls, steps, piers, railings, gates and overthrow to Church of All Saints. C18 with C19 gates, overthrow and railings. Coursed sandstone rubble walls with roughly-dressed coping; ashlar piers and steps; wrought and cast iron gates, overthrow and railings. Low wall with gabled coping encloses churchyard on south and west sides, interrupted by wide entrances at south-west and south east, narrow entrance immediately to east of the former, and narrow entrance at north-east.
Steps up to wide entrance flanked by tall, square, panelled piers with moulded plinths, cornices and tall pyramid finials on moulded feet. Scroll-topped pilaster jambs. Gates in Gothic style have fleur-de-lys heads on principals and dog-bars, and lattice top band. Serpentine overthrow has twisted leaf decoration and raised centre with cross finial.
Two short flights of side steps at right, with plain iron railings and handrail,
to narrow entrance.
South-west entrance has tooled square piers with pyramidal coping; fleur-de-lys headed gates.
Listing NGR: NZ1673747406
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