Lych Gate To New Cemetery (Formerly Entrance To Kitchen Garden Of Moreton House) is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 October 1984. Lychgate. 1 related planning application.

Lych Gate To New Cemetery (Formerly Entrance To Kitchen Garden Of Moreton House)

WRENN ID: stony-spire-wax
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Dorset
Country: England
Date first listed: 2 October 1984
Type: Lychgate
Source: Historic England listing

Description

SY 88 NW 4/189 MORETON Lych Gate to new Cemetery. (Formerly entrance to kitchen garden of Moreton House.)

Cemetery lychgate. c1800, rebuilt on new site c1950. Four Ionic columns supporting a pedimented timber canopy, with moulded entablature. Carved swags in pediment. Modern stone walls inside this structure contain panels from the Obelisk (Map Ref.4/187 ) inscribed in English and Latin. These record that the Obelisk was erected in 1781 by Captain John Houlton in memory of James Frampton. RCHM Monument 2.

Listing NGR: SY8041789222

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