Churchyard Walls, Railings, Gatepiers and Gates to south-east of Church of St. Mary is a Grade II* listed building in the Monmouthshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 15 August 1974. Wall, gate, railing.
Churchyard Walls, Railings, Gatepiers and Gates to south-east of Church of St. Mary
- WRENN ID
- upper-joist-frost
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Monmouthshire
- Constituency
- Monmouthshire MP: Catherine Fookes (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 15 August 1974
- Type
- Wall, gate, railing
- Address
- Churchyard Walls, Railings, Gatepiers and Gates to south-east of Church of St. Mary, Monmouth
- OS grid reference
- SO 509 129
- Coordinates
- 51.81306, -2.71344
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The churchyard walls, railings, gatepiers, and gates located to the southeast of the Church of St. Mary are constructed from Forest of Dean sandstone ashlar. The structure features twin tall rusticated ashlar gatepiers that have wide cornices and urns, positioned between supporting rusticated wings that include arched footways. The end pilasters and cornices are adorned with panels above. Access is provided by two broad stone steps leading up to the main entrance.
The main gateway boasts exceptionally fine double wrought-iron gates and a surround that showcases ornate scrollwork on the pilasters, a bowed overthrow, cresting, and on the mid-rail, along with spear dog-bars. The side entrances are fitted with plainer gates.
To the left of the main gateway is No. 24 Church Street, where an additional short pilaster is attached. To the right, there is a long, low stone wall with copings topped by arrow-head railings. This wall curves around the south side of the churchyard, eventually turning into Monk Street (A466) and concluding at the modern telephone exchange located at the northeast corner of the churchyard. This section includes two sets of 19th-century panelled gatepiers with wide cornices and double plain ironwork gates featuring bowed brace struts.
Local climate
Churchyard Walls, Railings, Gatepiers and Gates to south-east of Church of St. Mary receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Sale history — 3 transactions since 1995
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