Lych Gate to East of Church of St Melaine's is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 October 1984. Lych gate.

Lych Gate to East of Church of St Melaine's

WRENN ID
broken-flue-gilt
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 October 1984
Type
Lych gate
Address
Lych Gate to East of Church of St Melaine's, Mullion
OS grid reference
SW 679 191
Coordinates
50.02751, -5.24152
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The lych gate to the east of the Church of St Melaine's is a structure dating from the mid-19th century. It features two serpentine stone rubble benches with slate seats. The gate is adorned with a wrought iron overthrow that includes scroll stays and a simple square lampholder, although the lamp has since been removed. Additionally, there is a 19th-century wrought iron gate.

Local climate

Lych Gate to East of Church of St Melaine's receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 1 freeze-thaw cycle a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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