Walls, Gates And Railings Enclosing Churchyard Of Church Of St Mary The Virgin

CHARD

ST3308 CHURCH STREET 756-1/4/11 (West side) 29/07/76 Walls, gates and railings enclosing churchyard of Church of St Mary the Virgin (Formerly Listed as: CHURCH STREET (West side) Churchyard railings and 2 gates at the Parish Church)

GV II

Gates and railings. 1842. Wrought-iron. Quadrant plan, enclosing churchyard to north and east. Square spearheaded railings set in a stone plinth on a rubblestone base. Urn finial to main supports. 2 gates, one to north, one to east, have long/short spearheaded railings with quatrefoil frieze to base and middle rail; urn finials to sides and centre. Overthrow, of depressed semicircle dipping to 3 quatrefoils; gate to north has a scrolled lamp support above. Attached to the Church Room (qv) are high rubblestone and flint walls bounding the churchyard to the west and south; that attached to the rear north corner sweeps down at intervals for approx 45m to meet the railings at the front; that to the front south corner extends approx 20m southward, then turns to the east for approx 35m to meet the railings to the east side of the churchyard.

Listing NGR: ST3229208249