Boundary Wall,Railings And Gates To School,With Attached Churchyard Gatepiers And Gates

SO 81 SE UPTON ST LEONARDS CHURCHFIELD ROAD (west side)

6/176 Boundary wall, railings and gates to school, with attached churchyard gatepiers and gates

GV II

Walls, railings, gates and gatepiers. c1850; some C20 rebuilding; by Henry Woodyer. Snecked rubble limestone; concrete block backing; iron railings and gates. Walls run from Churchfield Road side of school to boundary with churchyard; adjoining churchyard gateway at entrance from Churchfield Road. Wall has chamfered coping above continuous string course; interrupted by outbuilding (not of special interest) to east of school and school gate openings. Iron pedestrian gates to north of school have square ashlar piers with cross gabled tops; iron railings to left and right link with stone wall. Iron gates and railings also to west of school to same design. Attached coach gateway to churchyard with steeply coped tops to gatepiers forming gables to front and back each with mitre in cinquefoil headed panel; spear-topped iron gates with trefoil and quatrefoil scrollwork. Walls, railings and gateway give the church (q.v.) and school (q.v.) group its Victorian flavour. Listed for Group Value.

Listing NGR: SO8625214938