Ryhope, The Village, rent office, wall gates and railings
Ryhope, The Village, rent office, wall gates and railings
HER Number
7217
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Ryhope, The Village, rent office, wall gates and railings
Place
Ryhope
Map Sheet
NZ45SW
Class
Monument <By Form>
Site Type: Broad
Barrier
Site Type: Specific
Wall
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
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
441060
Northing
552880
Grid Reference
NZ441060552880
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)