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Piers, Railings and Gates to the Church of the Holy Trinity

A Grade II Listed Building in Combe Down, Bath and North East Somerset

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3593 / 51°21'33"N

Longitude: -2.3461 / 2°20'45"W

OS Eastings: 375997

OS Northings: 162299

OS Grid: ST759622

Mapcode National: GBR 0QQ.MPM

Mapcode Global: VH96T.932B

Plus Code: 9C3V9M53+PH

Entry Name: Piers, Railings and Gates to the Church of the Holy Trinity

Listing Date: 15 October 2010

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1394644

English Heritage Legacy ID: 510044

ID on this website: 101394644

Location: Combe Down, Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, BA2

County: Bath and North East Somerset

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Bath

Traditional County: Somerset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset

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Description


CHURCH ROAD Combe Down
(South side)

Piers, railings and gates to the Church
of the Holy Trinity

GV II

Piers, railings and gates. 1834, probably by HE Goodridge, architect to original church.
MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar, cast iron.
EXTERIOR: Long run of plain spiked iron railings with top and bottom rail in eight panels between each pair of piers on curb wall with heavy weathered coping, ten bays, plus two pairs of gates and single gate, also single bay return to further pier at left hand end, adjoining Vicarage site (qv). Large square piers, fifteen in all, have splayed corners, chamfered bases, and steep gabled cappings with roll-mould, and three rolls to weatherings. To left of chancel, and right, beyond west end of church, are larger pairs of these piers to elaborate cast and wrought iron gates with scroll bottom rails, dog-bars, and rich scrolled heads, under simple overthrow, and in `standard' pair of piers smaller single gate opposite north porch. Short return run to left has railing set on retaining wall approx 2m high, and terminates in pier. Total extent of railings and piers approx 95m. Important historical and visual adjunct to church. SOURCES: (Colvin H: A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects. 1600-1840: London: 1978-: 352; Orbach J: Card Index of Bath Architects and Streets: 1978-).
Listing NGR: ST7599762299


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