Lych Gate to the West of Church of St Giles in the Fields is a Grade II listed building in the Camden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 May 1974. Lych gate.
Lych Gate to the West of Church of St Giles in the Fields
- WRENN ID
- burning-bailey-moss
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Camden
- Constituency
- Holborn and St Pancras MP: Sagal Abdi-Wali (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 May 1974
- Type
- Lych gate
- Address
- Lych Gate to the West of Church of St Giles in the Fields, WC2H 8LG
- OS grid reference
- TQ 299 812
- Coordinates
- 51.51532, -0.12876
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The lych gate to the west of the Church of St Giles-in-the-Fields was built in 1800, as indicated by a carved inscription on its east face. It is constructed from stone and features wrought-iron gates. The design is reminiscent of a single Doric triumphal arch. On the west face, there is a lunette panel that is a cast of the original oak depiction of the Resurrection, which dates back to 1687 and was created by Love; the original has been restored and is kept in the church.
Local climate
Lych Gate to the West of Church of St Giles in the Fields sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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