Survey Data
Reg No
22816167
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural
Original Use
Gates/railings/walls
In Use As
Gates/railings/walls
Date
1880 - 1900
Coordinates
257932, 100894
Date Recorded
07/10/2003
Date Updated
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Description
Section of broken coursed squared rubble stone retaining wall, c.1890, on a curved plan with slight batter having tooled cut-limestone quoins, square-headed door openings with cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals, keystone, replacement tongue-and-groove timber panelled doors, c.1990, and stone cobbled coping. Set flanking walk on elevated site.
Appraisal
An appealing feature in the landscape, this section of boundary wall attests to the improvement of amenities related to the development of Tramore as a Victorian seaside resort in the mid to late nineteenth century. The construction in rubble stone assimilates well into the surrounding scenery, while cut-limestone dressings, particularly to the door openings, attest to high quality local stone masonry.