Friends Burial Ground Boundary Wall

The Friends Burial Ground boundary wall is located in Weymouth and dates back to the establishment of the burial ground in 1713, with some walls constructed in the late 18th century or 19th century. The boundary encloses a roughly rectangular area measuring approximately 42 meters by 27 meters, featuring a central entrance on Barrack Road. While most headstones have been removed, a few remain near the northwest boundary.

The walls facing Barrack Road are built of squared Portland rubble, backed with brickwork, and rise to a saddle-back coping at about 1.8 meters, following the slope of the road. At the center, there are a pair of square brick piers in English bond with pyramidal stone caps and a flush stone band at mid-height. These piers support a shaped, stepped Portland stone lintel inscribed in capitals with the words "FRIENDS BURIAL GROUND," which is also backed in brickwork and supported by a cast-iron angel.

To the right, the wall ends at Nothe Tavern (not included), and to the left, it terminates at the former Guardhouse of the Barracks (not included). Near this point is one of three stone boundary markers, marked with "G-WD" and an upright arrow-head, dated 1889. The southern boundary and the first approximately 20 meters of the northern return are made of late 20th-century brickwork, with stone boundary markers at each end—one marked "WD-arrow-F" to the south and "WD-arrow-E" to the north.

The remaining western boundary, set back slightly from the brick wall, is constructed of Portland rubble with a saddle-back coping at about 1.5 meters high, which is significantly elevated compared to the outside. This wall extends across about two-thirds of the width of the burial ground adjacent to Nothe Tavern, although it was considerably overgrown at the time of the survey. The area is now a public open space but retains historical significance, having been used by other Dissenters until 1834. The Friends' Chapel, which was a converted building on St Thomas Street, was demolished after 1858.