Lychgate is a Grade II* listed building in the Maidstone local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 July 1952. Lychgate.

Lychgate

WRENN ID: ragged-entrance-jackdaw
Grade: II*
Local Planning Authority: Maidstone
Country: England
Date first listed: 25 July 1952
Type: Lychgate
Source: Historic England listing

Description

BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA CHURCH HILL TQ 74 NE (East side)

2/23 25.7.52 Lychgate

GV II*

Lychgate. C16 or earlier. Timber framed, with plain tile roof. 2 timber- framed bays. Gabled. 3 trusses. Chamfered posts un-jowled but with upstands to top, and jowled to bases. Cambered chamfered tie-beams with short solid-spandrel braces. Similar braces to wall-plates. Moulded octagonal crown-post with head braces, to central truss. 2 outer crown-posts plain, with head and foot-braces. Collar purlin and wall-plates extend beyond the end trusses by about 2 rafters. Gable end collars have king struts above. Cusped bargeboards. Side walls open above midrails, boarded below, with continuous seat. Ground-cills on stone plinths. A relatively uncommon survival in this area.

Listing NGR: TQ7692749528

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