Lychgate to St Michael's Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 July 1986. A Victorian Lychgate.
Lychgate to St Michael's Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- riven-render-rye
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Tatton MP: Esther McVey (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 July 1986
- Type
- Lychgate
- Period
- Victorian
- Address
- Lychgate to St Michael's Churchyard, Church Road, Little Leigh
- OS grid reference
- SJ 615 759
- Coordinates
- 53.27879, -2.57843
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The lychgate to St. Michael's Churchyard, dated 1882, features open timber framing and a hipped roof made of Lakeland slate. It has a chamfered stone base that supports heavy timber posts with curving cross bracing. The bressumer, which is also dated 1882, has an inscription in applique Gothick lettering on the rear that reads: "I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE." The roof is supported by parallel rafters, and there are wooden gates with iron strap hinges and shaped splat balusters in the top panels. This structure is included for its group value.
Local climate
Lychgate to St Michael's Churchyard receives an average of 950 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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