Lych Gate And Churchyard Walls West And South Of Church Of St Erth

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ST ERTH THE GREEN LANE, St Erth Lych gate and churchyard walls west and south of Church of St Erth

GV II

Lych gate and churchyard walls west and south of Church. Churchyard walls probably circa early C19, lych gate is 1925. In memory of John Vivian of Meadowside, died 1925 and Nanny his wife, died 1919 (given by their 3 daughters). Roughly tooled low granite side walls open timber framed above. Dry Delabole slate roof with elaborate wooden barge board to front and rear gable ends. Plan: Rectangular plan with thin side walls only, returning slightly at the front and rear to form plinths for wooden portals, Gothic style. Exterior: Similar gable ends at front and rear. Each has wide 4-centred arch with pierced spandrels and blind trefoil-headed panels to the jambs. The head of the arch is a tie beam to a braced king post and strutted truss and an open gable. Cusped and ogee-headed barge board. Side walls are carried on 3 bays of open traceried lights each bay with 3 lights. On the right (west) of the lych gate the churchyard wall is granite ashlar with granite coping, otherwise granite rubble. Gateway to south-east corner of churchyard has round-headed granite monolithic piers and heavy wrought-iron gate.

Listing NGR: SW5496335056