Lychgate Approximately 35 Metres To East Of Church Of Saint Luke

The lychgate, located approximately 35 metres to the east of the Church of Saint Luke, was built around 1870, possibly designed by Anthony Salvin. It is constructed from red sandstone ashlar with some yellow sandstone ashlar and features a plain tile roof in a decorated Gothic style. The structure includes buttresses with chamfered offsets and parapeted gable ends, which have shaped kneelers and moulded copings. The entrances are marked by recessed chamfered arches and half-octagonal piers that have moulded capitals and stops at the rear. There are 3-light side openings with chamfered arches and octagonal shafts, also with moulded capitals. To the east, there is a pair of wooden gates, each featuring triple chamfered-arched lights. The lychgate is accessed by six stone steps leading up from the east, flanked by coped side walls and square end piers. Inside, the roof consists of three bays with chamfered arched-braced collar trusses that spring from curved braces resting on small stone corbels, along with single purlins and stone side benches. Notably, Hodnet Hall, also designed by Anthony Salvin, was built in 1870, and the Percy chapel was added to the Church of Saint Luke in the same year, suggesting a connection in design between these structures.