Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
17672
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
03/06/1996
Date of Amendment
03/06/1996
Name of Property
Graveyard Wall and Gatepiers to All Saints Church (included gates to S gateway)
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Wrexham
Community
Gresford
Town
Locality
Gresford
Easting
334603
Northing
354889
Street Side
Location
Situated close to the centre of the Gresford around the graveyard of All Saints Church, continuing along School Hill and Clappers Lane.
Description
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Period
History
The churchyard was extended to the W taking in part of the village green probably earlier C19; the wall and gatepiers may date from this period.
Exterior
Low stone wall with stone coping surmounted by cast-iron railings with simple spike finials . There are 3 sets of stone gatepiers; probably of early C19 date. Those to the N and NE consist of pairs of tall stone piers with cusped panelling on the faces and a Gothic style crocketed ogee caps with foliated finials. The gate to the S has a pair of similar piers with crocketed pyramidal caps. This gateway has a fine cast- and wrought-iron gate of C18 character
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as a graveyard wall with good ornamental gatepiers and for group value with All Saints Parish Church.
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