Churchyard wall with railings and gate piers to south and steps to north

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SE2935 714-1/24/1269

LEEDS Woodhouse Carr ST MARK'S ROAD (North side) Churchyard wall with railings and gate piers to south and steps to north

GV II

Wall enclosing churchyard, with gate piers, railings and steps. Probably c1825, damaged c1995. Coursed stone walls, ashlar piers, wrought-iron railings.

Walling: overall length approximately 450m, varied height, approximately 2m high increasing along north side and surmounted by railings along south (road) side, 2m section damaged by car crash. Steps on north side are stone, set into steep banking, dogleg form. Octagonal piers with battlemented capstones, railings with alternate straight and wavy pointed rails, chamfered coping to low stone wall which returns to form a flanking wall to the church approach for approx 4m. The churchyard gates and the north side steps are linked by a footpath which may pre-date the church. The area to north of the church was densely packed with back-to-back housing by the late C19.

Included for group value.

Listing NGR: SE2959735131