Lych Gate To Church Of St Mary And All Saints, And Gates Attached

The lych gate to the Church of St. Mary and All Saints, dated 1875, is constructed of wood on a stone base and features a plain tile roof. It has a low wooden screen on the coping of the stone walls, which includes a roll-moulded top and incised panels with openwork circles surrounding carved crosses. The bargeboards create a large trefoil shape, with recessed cusps in each segment and three chamfered circular holes that contain recessed trefoils. The structure includes short solid braces connecting the tie-beams and wall-plates, along with a crown strut and queen post roof supported by purlins below the collar. Curved braces on either side of the crown strut extend from the tie-beam to meet between the purlins and collar. The west face of the tie-beam is inscribed with "In Memoriam January 21st. 1875." The gates feature a battlemented top rail. This lych gate is listed for its group value.