Lych gate and coffin rest at the Church of St Michael and All Angels is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. Lych gate.
Lych gate and coffin rest at the Church of St Michael and All Angels
- WRENN ID
- other-terrace-tide
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Lych gate
- Address
- Lych gate and coffin rest at the Church of St Michael and All Angels, Brampton Abbotts
- OS grid reference
- SO 601 264
- Coordinates
- 51.9349, -2.58127
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The lych gate and coffin rest at the Church of St Michael and All Angels were built in 1931 by W.D. Caroe. The lych gate is constructed from stone and timber, topped with a stone slate roof, and is located at the eastern entrance of the churchyard, about 30 meters east of the church. The coffin rest is made of stone and is situated at the southern end of the churchyard, approximately 30 meters south of the church.
The lych gate features a gabled design with gates on its eastern side, marking the entrance to the churchyard. These gates are set between stone walls that support the structure, which is made of thick timber members adorned with carved details, including an ogee arch above the entrance and cusped points at the ends and apex of the gable. The timber joints are traditionally pegged. An inscription above the arch reads, "I AM THE WAY."
Inside the lych gate, there are benches along each side, closed off at their western ends with stone panels topped with scrollwork. Each side of the benches has inscriptions above them: the east side states, "AN HIGH WAY SHALL BE THERE AND IT SHALL BE CALLED THE WAY OF HOLINESS," while the west side reads, "THE REDEEMED SHALL WALK THERE AND THE RANSOMED OF THE LORD SHALL RETURN." The west gable mirrors the style of the east gable.
The coffin rest, located on the southern side of the churchyard, features a raised back section with carved detailing and the date 1931 carved into its base.
Local climate
Lych gate and coffin rest at the Church of St Michael and All Angels receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% 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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