Lychgate at Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the North Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 June 2025. Lychgate. 2 related planning applications.
Lychgate at Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- riven-garret-dock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Somerset
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 June 2025
- Type
- Lychgate
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Lychgate at Church of St Mary the Virgin, 1919-1920, to designs by Sir George Oatley.
MATERIALS: timber frame on a limestone conglomerate plinth, with a tiled roof.
PLAN: standing at the southern entrance to the churchyard. Rectangular on plan.
DESCRIPTION: the lychgate has a stone plinth surmounted by a pegged timber frame, with a hipped, red tiled roof, with a cross finial painted in red and gold. The timber frame consists of a series of deep posts with decorated gothic tracery and balustrades between, with pointed arched openings either side. Pair of barred gates with decorative ironwork.
The internal face of the wall plate has a carved scroll dedication painted red and gold. The inscription reads:
VITAM SALUTI PATRIAE PORT LABUERE (A.M.D.G.)/ IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ ‘NAMES’/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 18
There are scissor braced trusses in roof, timber benches resting on shaped stone brackets either side of the passage, and a dressed stone paved floor.
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