The Cloisters, Including Railings And Gates

The Cloisters, including railings and gates, is a portico entrance to the churchyard, dated 1810, designed by architect George Gibson and built by mason William Richardson. It features a graduated slate roof and is supported by eight unfluted Roman Doric columns on plinth blocks, with antae at either end. The central four columns are set forward and support a triangular pediment that bears a dated inscription. At the apex, there is a stone bellcote with a cornice and scrolled supports for a ball and cross finial. A stone bench is located against the rear wall, above which is a market charter board. The site includes contemporary cast and wrought-iron railings and a gate on the west side, characterized by pointed standards set diagonally, with finials and gate-posts that have capped inverted bells with lobed bases. The tops of the gate's end-posts are scrolled. The double gate to the church on the north side is intact, featuring fleurs-de-lis standards at the top and lock rails, with a Vitruvian scroll frieze that rises towards the centre-post, which has a spearhead finial adorned with small scrolled fronds. The tops of the gates' end-posts are also scrolled.