Boundary Walls To South And West Of The Blue School

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ST5545 PORTWAY 662-1/5/195 Boundary walls to S and W of The Blue School

GV II

Boundary walls. 1900, by H Dare Bryan. Squared local stone rubble, with ashlar copings continued as bands under upstand piers; cast and wrought-iron gates. The low (approx 750mm high) walls have flush chamfered copings, and at intervals are broad flush piers, raised at the centre and with ball finials, also with flush copings of the same kind. There are 11 such piers in all from approx 1.6m to approx 2m high, reflecting the changes in street level; between these were originally iron railings, removed in 1940. At the N end, in Portway, is a single gate with standards. The wall returns to Portway Avenue in a quadrant curve, and here there is a broad pair of gates and standards between 2 of the piers, with return dwarf walls to a short flight of 1+3 stone steps. Part of the original design, and included for group value.

Listing NGR: ST5446445740