Lych gate at Emmanuel Church

MATERIALS: the lych gate is built of Ancaster and Bulwell stone and Oak timber under a clay tile roof.

PLAN: the lych gate stands at the western entrance of the churchyard.

DESCRIPTION: the lych gate is a gabled structure with roof ridge running at a right angle to the frontage. The wooden gates are centrally hung between the stone end walls and are decorated with crenellated posts and metal work fittings. The end walls are of rusticated Bulwell stone with dressed Ancaster stone quoins and two tiers of Ancaster stone chamfered coping. The walls support the oak timber framing consisting of chamfered wooden bases with moulded posts and double arch braces. King posts rise above the collar beam with purlins with moulded ends. The roof is covered in hand made clay tiles with decorative ridge tiles.