Gatepiers, Railings, Steps And Walls To Graveyard Of St Michael And All Angels

The gatepiers, railings, steps, and walls surrounding the graveyard of St. Michael and All Angels date from around 1815, with some elements from the 18th century. There are two pairs of gatepiers made of rusticated ashlar, featuring bases and cornices, with one pair topped by acorn finials. The iron railings next to the west gateposts end in a similar pier, and the gates are decorated with intricate ironwork.

To the west, there is a right-angled flight of stone steps, with parapet walls constructed of squared rubble. Two of the coping stones on these walls are dated 1857 and 1734. The graveyard walls are primarily made of squared rubble and hammer-dressed stone, with datestones from 1769, 1804, 1815, and 1823 incorporated into the structure. The round-topped coping stones are numbered consecutively from 1 to 33 on the west and east sides, and A to Z on the north, marking the layout of the graveyard plots. A weathered buttress supports the wall, which also serves as a retaining wall in some areas, located at the south-west corner.