Churchyard Gates

The Churchyard Gates are a Grade II* listed structure featuring double wrought iron gates set between open piers, with lower pedestrian gates on either side and low narrow screens beyond. To the west, the gates connect to the Post Office, built in 1906, while to the east, there is a rendered brick pier topped with a gableted capstone. The four gates are adorned with scrollwork above the lock-rails and closely-spaced dog-bars with twisted finials. The tall piers are filled with scrollwork, and the flanking screens match the style of the dog-bars. There are seven over-throws that create a gable-like appearance, all decorated with scrollwork, repousse foliage, and tall finials. The large central over-throw above the double gates features a motif of a cherub and a heraldic shield. The piers have capitals of repousse foliage and narrow over-throws topped with spear finials. An inscription on the rear side of the central shield states, 'For God's greater glory, Joseph Crosland-Graham of Clwyd Hall, set up these gates anew to save for the future, this gift from the past AD 1928'.