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Bell Cliff Retaining Wall and Railings and Steps Leading Up to Nos. 7 and 8 Broad Street

A Grade II Listed Building in Lyme Regis, Dorset

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.7245 / 50°43'28"N

Longitude: -2.9334 / 2°56'0"W

OS Eastings: 334211

OS Northings: 92063

OS Grid: SY342920

Mapcode National: GBR PJ.CZKB

Mapcode Global: FRA 47R5.70R

Plus Code: 9C2VP3F8+QJ

Entry Name: Bell Cliff Retaining Wall and Railings and Steps Leading Up to Nos. 7 and 8 Broad Street

Listing Date: 31 January 1974

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1324346

English Heritage Legacy ID: 103795

ID on this website: 101324346

Location: Lyme Regis, Dorset, DT7

County: Dorset

Civil Parish: Lyme Regis

Built-Up Area: Lyme Regis

Traditional County: Dorset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Dorset

Church of England Parish: Lyme Regis St Michael the Archangel

Church of England Diocese: Salisbury

Tagged with: Architectural structure

Description


BROAD STREET 1. 1357 (South-West Side) Bell Cliff Retaining Wall & Railings and steps leading up to Nos 7 & 8 Broad Street SY 3492 1/91 II GV 2. Late C18 probably. High wall of colourwashed stone rubble with capping extends north-east and then west from premises occupied by the Information Bureau, Marine Parade. The wall is surmounted by C19 railings which are looped in pairs. A lower wall extends further north-east from the north-east corner and encloses an L-shaped flight of steps leading up to higher ground before Nos 7 and 8 Broad Street. Painted brick gate piers with capping flank the bottom of the steps; steps partly of blue lias. C19 railings also flank innermost angle of steps.

Bell Cliff Retaining Wall and Railings and Nos 4 to 10 (consec) & 10A Broad Street form a group.

Listing NGR: SY3421292062

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