Farlow War Memorial lych-gate is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 2017. Lych-gate.
Farlow War Memorial lych-gate
- WRENN ID
- vacant-pinnacle-mint
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 January 2017
- Type
- Lych-gate
- Address
- Farlow War Memorial lych-gate, St. Giles Church, DY14 0RQ
- OS grid reference
- SO 639 805
- Coordinates
- 52.42218, -2.53159
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Farlow War Memorial lych-gate is a churchyard memorial that appears to date from around 1920. It is constructed of limestone rubble, laid to course, with an oak roof structure covered in tiles. The gate faces southeast towards the road and northwest towards the church porch.
The exterior features a round-arched portal flanked by rock-hewn stone piers and radiating voussoirs around the arch. Ashlar eaves bands are located at the level of the springing of the arch on either side. The central keystone, also made of ashlar, bears the inscription: ‘TO THE / GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF / THOSE FROM THIS / PARISH / WHO FELL IN THE / GREAT WAR / 1914 – 1919 / THIS LYCH / GATE IS / ERECTED BY THE / PARISHIONERS’. At the apex of the gable is a small wheel-head cross. A pair of wrought iron gates, featuring S-scrolls and circles, seem to be replacements but may mimic the original design. The flanks consist of plain walling, and the northwest side includes a pegged oak truss with ashlar pieces on either side and a tie beam supporting a king post. There are four additional similar trusses supporting the roof. The tiled roof covering appears to have been replaced at some point.
Inside, the northeastern wall has an inscribed block at the center that reads: ‘THE GLORIOUS DEAD’, followed by the names of the fallen.
Local climate
Farlow War Memorial lych-gate receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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