Gatehouse and Gates Approximately 20 Metres West North West of Church of St Mary the Virgin

GATEHOUSE AND GATES APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES WEST NORTH WEST OF CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, DREW STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed building
List Entry Number:
1209821
Date first listed:
10-Jan-1975
Statutory Address:
GATEHOUSE AND GATES APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES WEST NORTH WEST OF CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, DREW STREET

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Date:
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed building
List Entry Number:
1209821
Date first listed:
10-Jan-1975
Date of most recent amendment:
18-Oct-1993
Statutory Address 1:
GATEHOUSE AND GATES APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES WEST NORTH WEST OF CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, DREW STREET

Location

Statutory Address:
GATEHOUSE AND GATES APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES WEST NORTH WEST OF CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, DREW STREET

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Torbay (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Brixham
National Grid Reference:
SX 92076 55124

Details

BRIXHAM

SX9255 DREW STREET, Higher Brixham 1946-1/7/108 (South East side) 10/01/75 Gatehouse and gates approx. 20m WNW of Church of St Mary the Virgin (Formerly Listed as: DREW STREET, Higher Brixham (South East side) Porch and gates to St Mary's Churchyard)

GV II

Gatehouse. Probably c1900, although it may incorporate earlier masonry; gates mid C19. Stone rubble with red sandstone dressings. Flat concrete roof to centre section. Wide, covered passage in centre with small roofless chamber at either side. Single-storeyed. Designed as a Gothic folly. In the centre a tall, wide pointed arch. At either side a smaller pointed arch, that to right chamfered with worn pyramid stops. At either end a segmental-headed window filled with an iron grille. Battlemented parapet, that over the main arch with moulded stone battlements. Inside the main arch a pair of iron gateposts with open Gothic tracery and crenellated tops; moulded inscription MARTIN. EXETER; centres of posts now encased in concrete. Pair of gates with Gothic tracery. Inside the passage is a pointed-arched doorway in each side wall; ceiling with beaded beam and joists. Rear arch matching that at front. The small side-arches have iron gates with decorated finials to the uprights. Inside, defining paths leading to the centre passage are iron railings of similar design. A photograph published c1896 shows a very different gatehouse. The gates and gate piers were already there, but above them was what appeared to be a timber-framed structure, and at either side a cottage. (Gregory C: Brixham in Devonia: Totnes: 1896-).

Listing NGR: SX9207655124

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Gregory, C, Brixham in Devonia, (1896)

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