Lych Gate, Churchyard Walls, Gate-Piers And Gate On South Side Of Church Of St Phillack

HAYLE LETHLEAN LANE, Phillack SW 5638-5738 9/131 Lych gate, churchyard walls, gate - piers and gate on south side of Church of Church of St Phillack GV II Lych gate, churchyard walls, gate piers and gate south of churchyard. Circa early C19 wall, circa late C19 lych gate rebuit in the C20 for road widening. Coursed copper slag blocks and copings to churchyard wall; granite rubble with granite dressings to lychgate with hipped dry slate roof with gablets. Rectangular plan lychgate with side walls buttressed at the front (west). East of the lych gate is a coffin rest. Another gateway towards the east end of the wall has square-on-plan gate piers fronting high churchyard retaining walls and a wide entrance leading to a flight of 7 steps. East gateway has C19 wrought-iron gate with scrolled detail and original wrought-iron handrails on turned balusters above each coped side wall. Sources: Phillack Church by Charles Thomas, M.A., F.S.A.

Listing NGR: SW5653838405