Survey Data
Reg No
12003018
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Scientific
Original Use
Gates/railings/walls
In Use As
Gates/railings/walls
Date
1865 - 1885
Coordinates
250234, 156678
Date Recorded
27/07/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Section of random rubble limestone retaining wall, c.1875, supporting elevated footpath with slight batter, inscribed benchmark, and squared limestone coping. Road fronted.
Appraisal
An attractive feature in the street scene exhibiting a traditional construction in locally-sourced rubble limestone: the resulting textured visual effect is imbued with a pleasing aesthetic quality lacking in modern cast- and reinforced concrete boundary walls. An inscribed benchmark identifies the further significance of the site on account of the historic associations with cartography and the preparation of maps by the Ordnance Survey.