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Entrance Piers, Gates and Boundary Wall to Church of St Eurgain and St Peter

A Grade II Listed Building in Northop, Flintshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2078 / 53°12'28"N

Longitude: -3.1302 / 3°7'48"W

OS Eastings: 324613

OS Northings: 368457

OS Grid: SJ246684

Mapcode National: GBR 70.1VJ8

Mapcode Global: WH76Z.WMMP

Plus Code: 9C5R6V59+4W

Entry Name: Entrance Piers, Gates and Boundary Wall to Church of St Eurgain and St Peter

Listing Date: 15 August 2001

Last Amended: 15 August 2001

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 25678

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

ID on this website: 300025678

Location: The wall bounds the S, W and N sides of the churchyard with the main entrance to the SW corner.

County: Flintshire

Town: Mold

Community: Northop (Llaneurgain)

Community: Northop

Built-Up Area: Northop

Traditional County: Flintshire

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History

The W wall bears a datestone of 1837, though some of the walling may be earlier and relate to the original rectangular churchyard. The style of the masonry piers suggests that they are contemporary with the remodelling of the church in 1839-40. In 1866 the churchyard was extended to the N, with a further extension to the NE in 1911.

Exterior

Square entrance piers of dressed pecked sandstone on tall plinths. The piers have shallow moulded pyramidal capstones. Double cast iron entrance gates with bands of quatrefoils to bottom rails and beneath lock level. Trefoiled heads beneath top rails, which have a frieze of squares, and stylised fleur-de-lis finials. The gates are approached by 5 stone steps with chamfered corners. From here, a path leads N towards the porch, bound on the E side by plain iron railings with fleur-de-lis finials. Adjoining the entrance are boundary walls of rubble sandstone with saddleback stone copings. Along the W side, a partly eroded stone tablet is built into the wall. It is dated 1837 and refers to the church wardens, Thomas Tomlinson and Edward Jones. To its L is an entrance into the graveyard with square stone piers and capstones and gates with plain railings. The boundary wall continues around the S side of the graveyard, then curves round at the SE corner where it joins houses. There is a further entrance here with square piers of dressed pecked sandstone and capstones as main entrance. A flight of 6 stone steps with plain iron railings leads to double cast iron gates, plain except for figure-of-eight motifs towards the outer sides.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a good, largely C19 boundary including a fine entrance; group value with the church and grammar school.

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Other nearby listed buildings

  • II Old Police Station
    The building fronts the road close to the junction with Northop Road (A5119), and faces N towards the church.
  • II Old Court House
    The building fronts the road close to the junction with Northop Road (A5119), and faces N towards the church.
  • II Former Stables at Lislea House
    To the S of the church, the N wall bounding the road, the S side facing into a courtyard behind the house.
  • I Church of St Eurgain and St Peter
    Prominently sited in the village at the corner of Church Road and Northop Road.
  • II Boundary Wall to N of Lislea House
    Fronting the road and forming the N boundary to the grounds of Lislea House. The wall adjoins the former stables to the W.
  • II Lislea House
    To the S of Northop Church in a large garden.
  • II Milestone
    Located in the centre of the village at the junction of Northop Road (A5119) and the B5126. Set at an angle to the road in front of a rubble stone boundary wall to a car park.
  • II* Grammar School
    Located in the churchyard and forming part of the E boundary. The church is to the SW.

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