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Wall, Railings and Gates to St Marys Churchyard and Rectory

A Grade II Listed Building in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.1827 / 53°10'57"N

Longitude: -2.8889 / 2°53'20"W

OS Eastings: 340691

OS Northings: 365431

OS Grid: SJ406654

Mapcode National: GBR 7B.3DRP

Mapcode Global: WH88F.L8JF

Plus Code: 9C5V54M6+3C

Entry Name: Wall, Railings and Gates to St Marys Churchyard and Rectory

Listing Date: 10 January 1972

Last Amended: 23 July 1998

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1375849

English Heritage Legacy ID: 469828

ID on this website: 101375849

Location: Handbridge, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, CH4

County: Cheshire West and Chester

Electoral Ward/Division: Handbridge Park

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Chester

Traditional County: Cheshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cheshire

Church of England Parish: Chester St Mary without the Walls

Church of England Diocese: Chester

Tagged with: Railing Churchyard wall Church gate

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Description



CHESTER CITY (EM)

SJ4065 HANDBRIDGE
1932-1/8/169 (North West side)
10/01/72 Wall, railings and gates to St
Mary's Churchyard and Rectory
(Formerly Listed as:
OVERLEIGH ROAD
Churchyard Wall to Parish Church of
St Mary Without-the-Walls)

GV II

Wall, railings and gates to St Mary's Handbridge (qv)
churchyard and end of adjoining drive to Rectory, Overleigh
Road (qv). 1887. By FB Wade at expense of the first Duke of
Westminster. Rock-faced sandstone and wrought-iron. Battered
wall approx 1m high with hollow-chamfered copings and gabled
bay-piers with niches; cross-gabled gate piers to 3 gateways
to church and one to Rectory. Wrought-iron railings on walls
with "barleysugar" bars, ornamental quatrefoil panels with
double ribs, those at top with foliar scrollwork. Ornate
wrought-iron gates, 2 pedestrian and one for carriages to
churchyard and one for carriages to Rectory drive.

Listing NGR: SJ4069165431

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