Lychgate With Attached Churchyard Wall, Longcross Church

The lychgate with an attached churchyard wall at Longcross Church dates from around 1920, while the wall likely dates to around 1847. This lychgate is designed in a traditional Gothic style and was erected in memory of Sub-Lieutenant Cyril Mullins, who died in an air fight in 1916 at the age of 19. It features a timber frame set on a brick and stone base, topped with a tiled roof. The gabled end has decorative fretted bargeboards and pendants, along with ogee braces and arches that bear the inscription "PEACE." The tie beam is adorned with carved grapes, and the spandrels display quatrefoils and other decorative motifs. The sides of the lychgate have close-studding, and there are wooden seats along the sides, with gates at the front. Flanking the lychgate are sections of the churchyard wall, which is likely the original wall of Longcross Church from around 1847. This wall is made of red brick with a stone base and features triangular coping, along with brick and stone piers capped with triangular tops. The lychgate is a well-crafted Gothic style structure built as a memorial and is closely associated with the mid-19th century churchyard wall of Longcross Church.