Description | Cemetery wall and gate piers associated with Armley Cemetery built in 1886 (SE 25612 34059). 'Cemetery wall and gate piers. 1886, altered C20. Ashlar, coursed gritstone, iron gates. Inner and outer gate piers: square section, approx 2.5m high, chamfered plinth and shaft, cornice brackets, stepped pyramid capstones with small trefoil panelled finials. Similar piers at intervals along the wall length. Walling approx 100m long overall, chamfered coping, railings missing. Included for group value. ' (English Heritage listed building description. Date listed 11/09/1996. http://list.english heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1256178. Web site accessed 29/04/2013). This chapel forms part of Armley Cemetery which was opened in August 1887 (Web site: 'Leodis – A Photographic Archive of Leeds'. www.leodis.net/display.aspx?id=2007516_163576. Web site accessed 19/04/13). The cemetery has two other listed features, a mortuary chapel and front wall/gate piers (see PRN 12116, PRN12170 and PRN12171). |