Lychgate to North of Church is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Sussex local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 December 1987. Lychgate.

Lychgate to North of Church

WRENN ID
tangled-doorway-kestrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Mid Sussex
Constituency
Mid Sussex MP: Alison Bennett (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 December 1987
Type
Lychgate
Address
Lychgate to North of Church, Cuckfield
OS grid reference
TQ 303 245
Coordinates
51.00518, -0.14308
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The lychgate to the north of the church, dated 1893, was designed by C E Kempe, who lived at Lindfield. It is timber-framed and features a pagoda-shaped roof made of Horsham stone slabs, topped with an iron cross finial. The structure is supported by six square piers that create four arches, with spandrels adorned with a Tudor rose, other floral designs, and the motto "JHS." A frieze facing Church Street bears the text, "There remaineth therefore a rest for the people of God." Inside, there is an inscription that reads, "To the glory of God and in thanksgiving for the beautiful life of Caroline Emily Maberley her children dedicate this lychgate, Anno Domini 1893." This lychgate is one of a pair in the churchyard, making it a notable rarity.

Local climate

Lychgate to North of Church receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 67% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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