Lych Gate and Boundary Wall at Church of St John is a Grade II listed building in the Newark and Sherwood local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 June 1986. Lych gate, boundary wall.

Lych Gate and Boundary Wall at Church of St John

WRENN ID
night-casement-alder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Newark and Sherwood
Constituency
Sherwood Forest MP: Michelle Welsh (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 June 1986
Type
Lych gate, boundary wall
Address
Lych Gate and Boundary Wall at Church of St John, Church Lane, Perlethorpe Cum Budby
OS grid reference
SK 645 709
Coordinates
53.23155, -1.03442
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The lych gate and boundary wall at the Church of St. John were built in 1918 and 1861, respectively. The lych gate is constructed from timber and rockfaced ashlar, topped with a graduated slate roof. The boundary wall is a dwarf wall featuring gabled intermediate piers and larger cross gabled corner piers. It is adorned with patterned wrought iron railings that have fleur de lys heads. To the west, there is a pair of cross gabled gatepiers and matching wrought iron gates.

The lych gate itself has two rockfaced piers, each displaying a bronze memorial tablet. Above these, four posts support a principal rafter roof with a trussed gable and bargeboards. On the south side, there is a four-centred arched opening with a transom that includes a conventional inscription. The entrance features a pair of moulded timber gates with iron crosses.

Local climate

Lych Gate and Boundary Wall at Church of St John sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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