Ramped Path To Right At South End Of Well Path Wall In Front Of Builder'S Yard

1. NEWTOWN 5411 (North Side)

Wall in front of Builder's Yard Ramped Path to right at South end of Well Path ST 8260 2/242

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2. Mid to late C19. Ashlar of heights varying from 15 to 20ft. One large round-headed archway with shouldered soffits and keystone to main yard. This archway is flanked by two round-headed recessed (blind) panels, also with keystones. To the outside of these are similar square-headed panels. Continuous plinth. Some stellar-shaped braces. To the right the wall curves back about 5 or 6 ft from the road to accomodate a sloping ramp which leads up to the right. The path which the ramp carries continues up the hill diagonally and is known as Well Path. The main wall behind this ramp has 4 recessed panels as before, alternately round and square-headed. In front, and supporting the path, is a wedge-shaped wall with 4 recessed panels of increasing size towards right. These are all round-headed, the smallest to left containing a well known as Lady Well. Sloping parapet with chamfered coping running up the incline, Projecting plinth.

Nos 5 and 6 form a group with Nos 27 to 31 (consec) and wall Newtown and Nos 7 and 9 to 19 (consec) Barton Orchard, all the listed buildings in Church Street, The Chantry and Little Chantry, and the Catholic Church of St Thomas More, Market Street.

Listing NGR: ST8224960846