Lych Gate to Church of St Bartholomew is a Grade II listed building in the Kirklees local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 July 1985. Lych gate.

Lych Gate to Church of St Bartholomew

WRENN ID
vacant-landing-snow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Kirklees
Constituency
Colne Valley MP: Paul Davies (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 July 1985
Type
Lych gate
Address
Lych Gate to Church of St Bartholomew, Church Lane
OS grid reference
SE 047 116
Coordinates
53.6014, -1.92948
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The lych gate to the Church of St Bartholomew is an early 20th-century structure. It features an ashlar base and a hipped slate roof. The gate is supported by eight large squared timber posts, which are adorned with carved braces and brackets, along with timber framing. This lych gate is included in the listing for its group value with the church.

Local climate

Lych Gate to Church of St Bartholomew sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,020 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 31 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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