Entrance Gates and Railings at Christ Church

Railings extend from C20 lychgate immediately NW of church to gates at SW corner of churchyard. Tall and heavily detailed railings set on single course of rock-faced limestone blocks. Railings extend N-S in twelve bays, divided by thick square-section posts, which have leafy capitals and tall moulded finial rising from acanthus-leaf bases. Rails are cruciform in section set on elevated sill-rail. Top rail with subsidiary horizontal rail below: alternating fleur-de-lis and taller three-lobe foliage finials. At S end is pair of rock-faced limestone piers with plinths and chamfered angles; heavy limestone copings with cardinal gablets having blind trefoils. Paired iron gates matching railings.