Survey Data
Reg No
30812009
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Technical
Original Use
Gates/railings/walls
In Use As
Gates/railings/walls
Date
1840 - 1880
Coordinates
223261, 302823
Date Recorded
25/06/2003
Date Updated
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Description
Gateway to parochial house, built c.1860. Comprises flat-panelled ashlar sandstone piers with decorative pointed caps and cast-iron gates. Sweeping random coursed stone walls terminate at square-profiled piers. Rounded piers to flanking walls with concrete coping. Mill stone and stone stoup inserted into wall.
Appraisal
This gateway is a fine example of skilled craftsmanship and is of technical significance. The combination of ashlar sandstone piers, moulded capstones and decorative cast-iron gates lends an architectural quality to the entrance making this site a notable feature of the streetscape.