South Lychgate To The Church Of St Lawrence Including 3 Flights Of Stone Steps And The Churchyard Wall To The North East

The south lychgate to the Church of St Lawrence, along with three flights of stone steps and the churchyard wall to the northeast, was built in 1879, as indicated by a date plaque. The churchyard steps and boundary wall are likely from the 18th century. The lychgate is made of timber and features a peg-tile roof, with freestone steps and wall.

Located in the small square at the end of Bidborough High Street, the lychgate is an openwork timber structure supported by straight braces and bargeboards, which holds a gabled roof above a pair of rustic timber gates with diagonal braces. There are three flights of stone steps, two of which are within the churchyard, and the coped stone wall to the northeast is likely made from stone quarried just east of the lychgate.

This structure is important to the setting of the church, which is situated high above the square on a small spur. A copy of a painting in the National Monuments Record shows the churchyard path and steps before the lychgate was constructed.