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gates/railings/walls — CHARLESTOWN

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gates/railings/walls — CHARLESTOWN
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Stone memorial gateway, dated 1919, leading to graveyard to south. Ashlar limestone walling, central four-centred arched opening flanked by lower side bays, vertical bay divisions marked by projecting square-profile decorative piers with lion head motifs, ball finials to outer piers, four-sided pinnacles to inner piers; date plaque to central keystone "1919", carved limestone cross surmounts central-bay, wrought- and cast-iron gates to opening. Central plaque bears the dedication "THIS GATEWAY HAS BEEN ERECTED IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM DE SALIS FILGATE OF LISRENNY, WHO HELD OFFICE AS VICAR'S WARDEN AT CHARLESTOWN CHURCH FOR A PERIOD OF NEARLY 50 YEARS […] BORN DECEMBER 2ND 1834, DIED JUNE 14TH 1916". Entrance situated on south side of roadway giving access to graveyard to south, flanked by rubble masonry quadrant walls, rendered coping to east and west.

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