Roadside And Pathside Walls To Churchyard, Church Of St Barnabas, Including North And West Gateways And Squeeze To North West Corner

The roadside and pathside walls surrounding the churchyard of the Church of St Barnabas date mostly from the 19th century. They are constructed from local grey lias and Ham stone, with cast iron gates. The walls enclose the west, north, and east sides of the churchyard, featuring gateways in the west and north walls, as well as a squeeze at the north-west corner of the church path.

The west gateway is the most significant, featuring octagonal Ham stone piers with moulded stone bases, ashlar shafts, and castellated pointed tops. The gates have rails topped with knobs, quatrefoil ornamentation on the middle rails, and trefoil cusping beneath the top rail. The flanking west wall is made of random coursed lias, with stones set vertically on top, standing approximately 1.5 meters high.

At the north-west corner, the return wall is of similar height, leading to the end of the church path, which is an attractive thoroughfare paved with stone setts. This section includes two lias stone slabs that serve as a squeeze (roadside baffles). The north wall averages 1 meter in height and features shaped Ham stone caps, with a sweep at the north-west corner and the north gateway, which is simpler, with square lias piers and Ham stone coved and hipped caps. The gates here are similar to those of the western gate. The wall continues along the east boundary, increasing in height towards the south end. Overall, these walls and gateways play an important role in the setting of the Church of St Barnabas and contribute significantly to the streetscape of the village, located at a prominent corner.