Church of St. Mary, walls gates and railings
Church of St. Mary, walls gates and railings
HER Number
8303
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Church of St. Mary, walls gates and railings
Place
Gateshead
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
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
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
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
425410
Northing
563650
Grid Reference
NZ425410563650
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special architectural or Historic Interest, 5/63