Lych Gate in Churchyard of St Helen is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 February 1986. Gate.
Lych Gate in Churchyard of St Helen
- WRENN ID
- rooted-bastion-sage
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Chester South and Eddisbury MP: Aphra Brandreth (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 February 1986
- Type
- Gate
- Address
- Lych Gate in Churchyard of St Helen, High Street, Tarporley
- OS grid reference
- SJ 553 624
- Coordinates
- 53.15774, -2.66875
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The lych gate in the churchyard of St Helen is an early 20th-century structure. It features a timber frame set on a stone plinth, topped with a stone slate roof. The gate has a rectangular shape with stone plinths on the sides. Each side is supported by four timber posts, with the central posts positioned closer together and filled with cusped wooden tracery, featuring a trefoil at each apex. The design includes arched braces connecting to the tie beams, with additional arched braces above that link to the principal supports. Both gables are enhanced with king posts and V-strutting. The western tie beam bears the inscription, "If Thou Wilt Enter Into Life Keep The Commandments," while the eastern tie beam is inscribed with, "Let Thy Loving Spirit Lead Them Forth Into The Land Of Righteousness." This lych gate is noted for its group value within the churchyard.
Local climate
Lych Gate in Churchyard of St Helen receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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