Gate Piers and Boundary Walls to Churchyard Of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Bury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1985. Boundary wall.
Gate Piers and Boundary Walls to Churchyard Of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- inner-lancet-bistre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bury
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 January 1985
- Type
- Boundary wall
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
North, east and south boundary walls (1827) constructed of coursed sandstone with curved copings, original iron railings now removed to north and south walls; some post WWII railings survive to east wall. North wall abuts the C18 Church Inn (also listed at Grade II). Later section of boundary wall to south of 1827 south wall erected in 1886 when the graveyard was enlarged; wall is of coursed sandstone with large, square carved blocks for copings with tool mark decoration. Openwork cast-iron gate piers set to north-east corner of churchyard with flat tops, colonettes to corners and latticework in between. C20 double and single gates between piers are not included in the listing. Gate piers flanked to south by raised section of east boundary wall. Section of red brick wall (1827) of same height with sandstone copings is attached to north side of gate piers and extends to Church Inn. West face of wall incorporates a large stone containing an incised oval shape and inscription dated 1827 that records the extending of the churchyard and its enclosure.
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