Lychgate and Adjoining Stile, Fence and Gate, C45m South-West of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Middlesbrough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 July 1988. Lychgate.
Lychgate and Adjoining Stile, Fence and Gate, C45m South-West of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- broken-belfry-azure
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Middlesbrough
- Constituency
- Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland MP: Luke Myer (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 July 1988
- Type
- Lychgate
- OS grid reference
- NZ 540 139
- Coordinates
- 54.51832, -1.16727
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The lychgate and adjoining stile, fence, and gate are located approximately 45 meters south-west of the Church of St Mary in Nunthorpe. This structure, which serves as a war memorial, was designed by Leslie Moore in 1947, with the woodwork completed by Thompson from Kilburn. It is constructed from snecked rockfaced sandstone rubble, featuring ashlar quoins and dressings, and has plain clay tiled roofs.
The lychgate includes angle buttresses and segmental-pointed openings created by the side walls and the arched brace of the roof. The south opening is fitted with panelled two-leaf oak gates that are accessed by two steps. The gables have moulded cusped bargeboards, with moulded arched-braced ties, wall posts, and crownposts that support the collars. The roof is sprocketed at the eaves.
The adjoining stile has three steps on either side, with diagonally-braced posts that have tapered heads and shaped finials. There is a three-bay post-and-rail fence with braced diamond rails, and a gate featuring lattice infill, a moulded and inscribed top rail, and inscribed round-topped gateposts at the left end of the fence. A similar one-bay section of fence is attached to the left gatepost.
Inside the lychgate, the walls are made of ashlar, and there are wooden benches, chamfered wall plates, and inscribed tablets that commemorate those who fell in World War II. The stile, fence, and gate are dedicated to the memory of Margaret and Clifford Brunton, who died in 1936 and 1951, respectively. This structure is included for its group value.
Local climate
Lychgate and Adjoining Stile, Fence and Gate, C45m South-West of Church of St Mary receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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