Wall, Gates And Railings Around Former Graveyard And Chapel, Now Rent Office

SUNDERLAND

NZ4152NW THE VILLAGE, Ryhope 920-1/23/271 (North side) Wall, gates and railings around former graveyard and chapel, now rent office

GV II

Shown on OS as around CoE School. Wall of graveyard to former chapel, later infants' school, then library, now rent office; with piers, gates, and railings to former chapel. c1827, with some repairs. Limestone rubble graveyard wall with brick coping; lower wall to former chapel has ashlar coping and piers at ends and at main gates; wrought-iron railings and gates. Graveyard wall extends round W, N, E and SE sides of grass to N of former chapel and is of irregular courses with gabled brick coping; high wall also continues from E extension of chapel around SE corner, with stepped pyramidal ashlar coping at corner and junction with low wall. 3 square piers to W and S of former chapel: that at W of rusticated ashlar, gate piers to S of coursed squared stone, all with stepped pyramidal ashlar coping. Lower wall linking them and joining high wall at SE has wrought-iron railings and cast-iron principals, and is interrupted by gate at SW. Plaque attached to former chapel N wall has `This open space forms part of the churchyard of the Parish of St Paul's Ryhope and was used for burials 1827 to 1861'

Listing NGR: NZ4105352897