Description

SE 3457 KNARESBOROUGH THE PARSONAGE
(north side)

6/193 Old Hearse House, with
railing and gate pier

GV II

Hearse house, now garage, with railing and gate pier attached to south-east
corner. Late C18-early C19. Hearse house: coursed squared limestone, stone
slate roof. Rectangular single-storey building with C20 board double doors
at east end and small Gothick west window, no glazing. Hipped roof.
Railing: wrought iron, approximately 80 centimetres wide and 1.5 metres
high. Stone sill, rails with spearhead finials, ramped top edge. 2 panels
with scrolls and roundels, at lock rail and top rail height. Gate pier:
gritstone, approximately 2 metres high with rounded top. It is split
(possibly broken) approximately 50 centimetres above ground level. The pier
and railing are probably the remains of a gateway which closed the end of
Vicarage Lane from the churchyard.

Listing NGR: SE3476657203

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26485844

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Recommended Books

• 
  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)