Boundary Wall With West And South Gates, Church Of St Mary

The boundary wall with west and south gates at the Church of St Mary was built around 1875 by William Burges for the first Marchioness of Ripon. Constructed from snecked gritstone, the wall stands approximately 2 metres high and encloses the church on all four sides, featuring chamfered coping. There are two sets of gate piers, each about 3 metres high, topped with crenellated caps. The west gates consist of two leaves with small cusped panels on the lower half, an open upper half, and cusped braces forming arches, secured with long strap hinges. The south gate is a single leaf, styled similarly but smaller and less elaborate than the west gates, which provided access for carriages from Studley Royal House. The wall is set lower on its east side to maintain an unobstructed view of the east end of the Church of St Mary.