Description

STOKENHAM STOKENHAM
SX8042 Walls, Railings, Gate-
14/211 piers, Gates and
overthrow on South South
West and West of Church
of St. Michael

GV II

Churchyard retaining walls, railings, gatepiers, overthrow and gates.
Probably C19. Tall slate rubble retaining wall immediately south of church,
the churchyard is at much higher level than ground to the south. The wall
has battered buttresses with weathered set-offs and slate coping with iron
railings above with baluster stanchions and fleur-de-lis finials to the
shafts. The wall is stepped up to high level on right. At the left end
there are scrolled iron overthrow and pair of gates with fleur-de-lis
finials to shafts and maker's name "Lidstone Kingsbridge". The gateway and
steps lead to a ramp into the churchyard and to the west of the gateway the
retaining wall returns along the road where its saddle back coping has been
rendered.

Listing NGR: SX8081542820

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26458646

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