Wall, Entrances And Drinking Fountain To Church Of St Matthew And James

The wall, entrances, and drinking fountain to the Church of St. Matthew and James were built around 1875, likely designed by the architectural firm Paley and Austin. The wall runs approximately 116.5 meters to the church yard and features an entrance at the east end leading to Rose Lane. There is a drinking fountain located halfway between the two entrances, along with an entrance to a canted section of the wall. The stone wall is topped with a coping that has a roll moulding. Each entrance is marked by two gate piers with weathered caps and flat gabled buttresses that include tracery panels. One of the piers has a gable on its side. The entrances feature paired wrought iron gates and a single side gate, all adorned with rich natural decoration. Lanterns are positioned on the main gate piers. The fountain has weathered coping and an elliptical bowl topped with a cusped nodding ogee canopy, which includes crockets and heads, though the finial is missing. The fountain also has a bronze fitting and a medallion depicting Temple Bar in London, with the base featuring a segmental arch over an elliptical dog bowl.