Ryhope, The Village, rent office, wall gates and railings

Tyne and Wear HER(7217): Ryhope, The Village, rent office, wall gates and railings - Details

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HER Number:
7217

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Ryhope, The Village, rent office, wall gates and railings

Place:
Ryhope

Map Sheet:
NZ45SW

Class:
Monument

Site Type: Broad:
Barrier

Site Type: Specific:
Wall

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Limestone rubble wall with brick coping, around graveyard to former chapel; lower wall to former chapel has ashlar coping and piers at the ends and at main gates. Wrought-iron gates and railings, 1827 with some repairs. Plaque attached to former chapel north wall “THIS OPEN SPACE FORMS PART OF THE CHURCHYARD OF THE PARISH OF ST PAUL’S RYHOPE AND WAS USED FOR BURIALS 1827 TO 1861”. LISTED GRADE 2

Easting:
4106

Northing:
5288

Grid Reference:
NZ41065288

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 920-1/23/271; Sunderland City Council, July 2010, Ryhope Village Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Strategy (Consultation Draft)

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