Lych Gate With Iron Gates, Kingston Cemetery

The lych gate with iron gates at Kingston Cemetery dates from around 1858 and is likely the work of George Rake. It is constructed from flint and grey Portland stone rubble, with stone dressings and a slate roof. The central feature is a large vehicular entrance, which has a pointed stone arch and moulded jambs, flanked by round attached columns. The round moulding continues over the arch. Behind the main entrance, there are two shorter paired columns on each side, supported by stone corbels. The structure has a stone-coped facing gable and stepped clasping buttresses with rusticated stone quoins, each topped with a crocketed pinnacle.

The lych gate features an ornately patterned two-leaf wrought-iron gate, with each panel containing 18 small square pierced trefoil panels and decorative ironwork, topped with spikes. There are recessed pedestrian entries on either side, each featuring a pointed stone arch with a dripstone. The facing gable has small pediments above each opening, with rusticated stone quoins and short flanking stepped buttresses. Each pedestrian entry has a wrought-iron gate that is smaller but similar in pattern to the central gates. The rear face of the entrance mirrors the front, but instead of attached columns, the central opening has plain splayed stone jambs. The central porch has timber roof trusses with diagonal boarding, while the flanking pedestrian porches feature low stone barrel vaults.