Lychgate to St Oswald's Church is a Grade II listed building in the North Kesteven local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 October 1987. Lychgate.
Lychgate to St Oswald's Church
- WRENN ID
- empty-spire-saffron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Kesteven
- Constituency
- Sleaford and North Hykeham MP: Dr Caroline Johnson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 October 1987
- Type
- Lychgate
- Address
- Lychgate to St Oswald's Church, Main Street, Blankney
- OS grid reference
- TF 068 599
- Coordinates
- 53.12636, -0.4051
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The lychgate to St Oswald's Church was built in 1883 by G F Bodley. It is constructed of timber and features a plain tile roof adorned with ornate curly bargeboards. The structure has three posts on either side that rest on chamfered stone bases. It includes moulded four-centred arched tie beams, one of which is inscribed with the words, 'ERECTED IN MEMORY OF FLORENCE CHAPLIN, 1883'. The tie beams are supported by carved brackets, with curved queen posts and a small collar above. The gates are decorated with keyhole-shaped piercings.
Local climate
Lychgate to St Oswald's Church sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% 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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