Walls, steps, piers, railings and gates to south and west of Church of All Saints

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NZ 1647 13/81

LANCHESTER DURHAM ROAD (east side) Walls, steps, piers, railings and gates to south and west of Church of All Saints

(Formerly listed as Walls, steps, piers, railings and gates to south and east of Church of All Saints)

GV II Walls, steps, piers, railings, gates and overthrow to Church of All Saints. C18 with C19 gates, overthrow and railings. Coursed sandstone rubble walls with roughly-dressed coping; ashlar piers and steps; wrought and cast iron gates, overthrow and railings. Low wall with gabled coping encloses churchyard on south and west sides, interrupted by wide entrances at south-west and south east, narrow entrance immediately to east of the former, and narrow entrance at north-east.

Steps up to wide entrance flanked by tall, square, panelled piers with moulded plinths, cornices and tall pyramid finials on moulded feet. Scroll-topped pilaster jambs. Gates in Gothic style have fleur-de-lys heads on principals and dog-bars, and lattice top band. Serpentine overthrow has twisted leaf decoration and raised centre with cross finial.

Two short flights of side steps at right, with plain iron railings and handrail, to narrow entrance.

South-west entrance has tooled square piers with pyramidal coping; fleur-de-lys headed gates.

Listing NGR: NZ1673747406