Lychgate, North Gate, West Gate And Walls At Churchyard Of St Mary

ASHWELL

SK 81 SE COTTESMORE ROAD (South side)

6/6 Lychgate, N gate, W gate and walls at Churchyard of St. Mary

GV II

Lychgate, N gate, W gate and walls of c1850. Probably by W. Butterfield. Coursed squared rubble ironstone with limestone dressings and coping. Wooden open work and slate roof to lychgate. Walls, partly retaining with buttresses, surround 4 sides of churchyard. The rubble stone is striped with dressed stone and coped. Lychgate to E has half hipped roof, gable facing, supported on open work and high stone plinth. 4 steps lead up to landing whence 5 steps up to churchyard. A pair of gates on landing: wooden with wrought iron spear head finials alternating with simple wooden ones. N gate of stone with Gothic arch surrounded by sloping sides and flat top. 2 buttresses to front. Within stone coped side walls 5 stone steps, lead to landing whence 4 further steps lead to churchyard. On landing pair of gates similar to those on the lychgate. The small W gate has Gothic arched doorway with stone surround and wooden door.

Listing NGR: SK8659313761