Lychgate and churchyard wall to north and east of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 August 1976. Lychgate, churchyard wall.
Lychgate and churchyard wall to north and east of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- lesser-keep-rain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Leeds
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 August 1976
- Type
- Lychgate, churchyard wall
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The site includes a late 19th-century churchyard wall and a lychgate dating to 1949, designed by John T L Coope. The churchyard wall, which runs around the northern and eastern sides of the churchyard, is constructed of buff sandstone and features rounded coping stones, stepped on the northern side. There are pairs of gate piers with gabled heads to the east and south of the church. The lychgate, located at the western end of the wall, comprises two parallel walls connected by a pitched roof, with gates closing off either end. Its construction incorporates a diverse range of materials, including buff sandstone from Gott Park, red sandstone from Coventry Cathedral, Jurassic limestone from St Martin-le-Grand Church, York, buff sandstone from Leeds Museum, Portland stone from St. Paul’s Cathedral, Millstone Grit from Leeds Town Hall, Magnesian Limestone from the Houses of Parliament, a teak timber frame, and a slate roof. The lychgate features a low sandstone wall with rounded coping stones on either side. The teak timber framing rises to a gable above the central opening, incorporating a carved wooden cross and wrought iron panels. A steeply pitched slate roof covers the structure. Wrought iron gates are present at each end, and an inscription "their name liveth for evermore" is carved into the timber beam above the outer gates, accompanied by the dates 1914-1918 and 1939-1945. Panels containing individual stones from bomb-damaged buildings are set in the sides of the lychgate above the stone wall. Inside the lychgate, the walls are painted white, with perspex-covered metal plaques displaying the names of those who died in the First World War (81 names) and the Second World War (47 names).
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