Boundary Wall to the east of the former GWR Carriage Works

Wall and gateway, early 1870s, by the Great Western Railway.

MATERIALS: rock-faced snecked Foxwood rubble with Bath stone dressings.

PLAN: the wall is orientated south-west to north-east and stands parallel to the south-east of the main railway line. Initially adjoining No 8 shop, adjacent to the west, it has been slightly truncated and stands detached, and retains higher ground on the north-west side. At the east end is a gateway which originally provided entrance an to the canal.

EXTERIOR: the wall is approximately 100m long and is some 5m in height on the outside and 3m on the inside of the former works site. The lower length of the wall is continuous uninterrupted masonry. Above, it has a series of inset rectangular panels with quoined jambs, with a continuous string course beneath, and chamfered lintels above. The wall has ashlar coping stones. At the east end are two pairs of piers framing the course of the former canal.