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Churchyard Boundary Wall to Church of St Thomas

A Grade II Listed Building in Wells, Somerset

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.2131 / 51°12'47"N

Longitude: -2.6372 / 2°38'13"W

OS Eastings: 355586

OS Northings: 146186

OS Grid: ST555461

Mapcode National: GBR MN.3ZMQ

Mapcode Global: VH89S.7RNW

Plus Code: 9C3V6977+74

Entry Name: Churchyard Boundary Wall to Church of St Thomas

Listing Date: 31 August 1988

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1383154

English Heritage Legacy ID: 483572

ID on this website: 101383154

Location: St Thomas's Church, St Andrew, Somerset, BA5

County: Somerset

District: Mendip

Civil Parish: Wells

Built-Up Area: Wells

Traditional County: Somerset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset

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WELLS

ST5446 ST THOMAS STREET
662-1/6/294 (South side)
31/08/88 Churchyard boundary wall to Church
of St Thomas

GV II

Boundary wall and gateway to church of St Thomas (qv). c1857
(date of church completion), by SS Teulon for the Revd George
Blissett. Local stone rubble with ashlar dressings. Wall
averages 1.5m high, with chamfered ashlar coping, stepping up
hill eastwards on north side. Opposite the church porch a
gabled gateway with ashlar quoins, offset sides, ashlar coping
with roll- moulded apex, and pointed arched, quoined opening
with pair timber gates having cusped-headed panels and long
iron strap hinges. The wall adds to the setting of the church
and to the streetscape generally.

Listing NGR: ST5558646186

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