Lychgate at Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Ashfield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 October 1988. Lychgate.
Lychgate at Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- tired-doorway-fern
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Ashfield
- Constituency
- Ashfield MP: Lee Anderson (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 October 1988
- Type
- Lychgate
- Address
- Lychgate at Church of St Michael, Church Lane, Selston
- OS grid reference
- SK 473 507
- Coordinates
- 53.05218, -1.29445
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The lychgate at the Church of St Michael was built in 1890 and designed by J A Chatwin for Earl Cowper. It is constructed from ashlar and timber, featuring a hipped and cross-gabled plain tile roof. The walls are topped with chamfered coping. The timber post framework supports a principal rafter roof with collars and struts. The gable openings are adorned with arch braces and bargeboards, and there is a gable cross. The entrance includes a pair of spike-top gates.
Local climate
Lychgate at Church of St Michael receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% 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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