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| HER Number: | MDV96080 |
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| Name: | Gate Piers and Gates to Bear Street Cemetery, Barnstaple |
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Summary
Gate piers and gates constructed in 1856 to the designs of R. D. Gould.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 566 333 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS53SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Barnstaple |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BARNSTAPLE |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- GATE (XIX - 1856 AD to 1856 AD)
- GATE PIER (XIX - 1856 AD to 1856 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.
English Heritage, 2013, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV350785.
Gate piers and gates to Barnstaple Cemetery, Bear Street. Gate piers and gates. 1856. To the designs of RD Gould (Brooks). Piers local stone with granite ashlar dressings. Cast-iron gates and one cast-iron pier. Gothic Revival style. Pedestrian gate to the left with carriage gates to the right. Square section piers with battered bases below a stout granite string, chamfered corners and 4 gables, each with a blind trefoil. Pedestrian gate to the left. Pair of carriage gates to the right, the left hand gate hung off a square section cast-iron piers (stamped `? & Petters, Barnstaple founders') with a shallow pyramidal cap and sunk panels on each side. The matching gates have intersecting Gothic arches above and below the dog rail, which is a frieze of quatrefoils. curved top rail with fleur-de-lys finials. HISTORICAL NOTE: Barnstaple cemetery was established by the Barnstaple Burial Board in 1856. RD Gould was the town surveyor. (Brooks C: Mortal Remains: Exeter: 1989-: 119).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV350785 | National Heritage List for England: English Heritage. 2013. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Digital. |
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| SDV350786 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #109977 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV104807 | Part of: Bear Street Cemetery, Barnstaple (Monument) |
| MDV96077 | Related to: Cemetery Lodge, Bear Street Cemetery, Barnstaple (Building) |
| MDV96078 | Related to: East Chapel, Bear Street Cemetery, Barnstaple (Building) |
| MDV96079 | Related to: West Chapel, Bear Street Cemetery, Barnstaple (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 29 2013 12:33PM |
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