Boer War Memorial Lychgate, Church of St Bartholomew, Horley

A Boer War memorial lychgate, of around 1903.

MATERIALS: Wealden sandstone, Bath stone and limestone plinths. Oak frame and gates. Clay tile roof.

DESCRIPTION: the lychgate has a steep and hipped roof, which has a high-set gablet to either end. The eastern example contains a timber cross. The roof is supported by a Gothic-style, carved-oak frame, which has curved braces springing from carved corbels. The panels of the frame are pierced with qautrefoils, and other Gothic-style tracery.

The cross-beam to the front face, has an inset panel carved in relief with 'IN THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF OUR FELLOW PARISHIONERS WHO FELL IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR 1899-1902'. Below, the braces are carved in relief with the names of 'G C SARGENT' and 'J T TURNBULL'. On the rear face there is similar carving, with the name of 'A W CARLING' on the western brace. The cross-beam on the rear face is also carved in relief with 'VICAR H T LEWIS CHURCHWARDENS BERNARD W PARSONS FRANK E GLOVER'.

The two plinths which support the timber frame are formed of Wealden sandstone with Bath stone quoins and limestone coping. Between the plinths, there are a low-set pair of oak gates, which have turned spindles above vertically-orientated panels.