Entrance Gatepiers And Attached Boundary Wall To Eckington Rectory

The entrance gatepiers and attached boundary wall to Eckington Rectory date from the late 18th century. The gatepiers are made of ashlar coal measures sandstone and rise from a chamfered plinth base, square in plan. They feature a boldly projecting cornice that supports the fluted pedestal of a substantial ball finial. On either side of the entrance, there are substantial coursed masonry boundary walls with half-round copings that define the curved boundary along Church Street. To the south, the walls extend 45 metres and end at a small gateway with plain low gatepiers. To the east, the walls extend 15 metres at the height of the gatepier cornice, with a blocked quoined doorway located next to the pier. The wall then steps outwards and continues until it reaches Rectory Cottage, where it has a quoined door opening into the building.