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Latitude: 53.1864 / 53°11'10"N
Longitude: -2.8915 / 2°53'29"W
OS Eastings: 340523
OS Northings: 365844
OS Grid: SJ405658
Mapcode National: GBR 7B.363Q
Mapcode Global: WH88F.K59L
Plus Code: 9C5V54P5+G9
Entry Name: Peripheral Wall, Gates and Railings to St Marys Churchyard
Listing Date: 6 August 1998
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1376385
English Heritage Legacy ID: 470380
ID on this website: 101376385
Location: Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, CH1
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Civil Parish: Chester Castle
Built-Up Area: Chester
Traditional County: Cheshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cheshire
Church of England Parish: Chester St John the Baptist
Church of England Diocese: Chester
Tagged with: Wall
CHESTER CITY (IM)
SJ4065NE ST MARY'S HILL
595-1/6/341 (South side)
Peripheral wall, gates and railings
to St Mary's Churchyard
GV II
Wall, railings and gates to St Mary's Churchyard. Wall
medieval, repaired; gates and railings C19. The churchyard is
level with St Mary's Hill to the north, but some 6m above the
level of the ground sloping steeply down to the south. The
retaining wall is largely of coursed sandstone, with bedrock
exposed to south and west and minor repairs in smaller stones
and brick; part of the wall is battered; 2 buttresses at
south-west corner and recent buttresses to east side. Stone
plinth to railings; gabled stone gate piers to iron gates,
north, with dogbars, angel-wings and pineapple finials; the
steps up were blocked from an iron east gate in 1815
(inscription). Simple iron railings with square bars.
Listing NGR: SJ4052265845
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