Gateshead, Church of St. Mary, walls gates and railings

HER Number:
8303

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Gateshead, Church of St. Mary, walls gates and railings

Place:
Gateshead

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Monument

Site Type: Broad:
Barrier

Site Type: Specific:
Wall

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18-C19

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Late C18 and early C19 walls, part brick, part stone, with stone coping, support spearhead wrought iron railings with iron stays. Five pairs of stocky rusticated piers, with cornices and ball finials, hold wrought iron gates. Verniculate rusticated retaining walls to south-east. Historical note: Church Street was made in 1790 to give a better gradient than Bottle Bank, but all the buildings in it, except the Church, were removed when the new Tyne Bridge was built in 1927-29. LISTED GRADE 2

Easting:
2541

Northing:
6365

Grid Reference:
NZ25416365

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special architectural or Historic Interest, 5/63