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| HER Number | MWB20684 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Churchyard boundary around St Frideswide's Church, Frilsham |
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Summary
Unlisted wrought iron railings and gate, probably of early 19th century date
Monument Type(s):
- GATE PIER (19th century to Mid to Late 19th century - 1801 AD? to 1850 AD)
- GATEWAY (19th century to Mid to Late 19th century - 1801 AD? to 1850 AD)
- RAILINGS (19th century - 1824 AD to 1824 AD)
Full Description
The oval churchyard of the church of St Frideswide in Frilsham is surrounded by a low wall topped with wrought iron spearhead railings. The decorative pedestrian gate is also of wrought iron, marked 'Hedges'; and the gateposts are topped by iron urns. These railings are not listed, unlike some others elsewhere in West Berkshire. They were created by the local firm of Hedges who worked at Bucklebury foundry, probably in the early 19th century <1>; Major notes dated castings at Frilsham of 1824, and similar ones at Bucklebury date from 1827 <2>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Berkshire Archaeological Society. 1970. Berkshire Archaeological Journal 1970 65. 65. In ADS Journals. 10.5284/1000017. p49-51 A Berkshire Foundry by Kenneth J Major. [Article in serial / SWB10046]
http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/berks_bas_2007/journal.cfm?volume=65 (Accessed 11/11/2015) |
| <02> | Department of the Environment. 1974-2000?. DOE List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. Reference to listed gate and railings at St Mary's Church, Bucklebury. [Unpublished document / SWB10006] |
Related Monuments
| MWB18399 | Churchyard gatepiers, overthrow and railings south of St Mary's, Bucklebury (Monument) |
| MWB4122 | Site of Bucklebury Foundry (Monument) |
| MWB4161 | St Frideswide's Church, Frilsham (Building) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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