Lych Gate Approximately 12 Metres South West of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 June 1961. Lych gate.
Lych Gate Approximately 12 Metres South West of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- blind-quoin-laurel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Exmouth and Exeter East MP: David Reed (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 June 1961
- Type
- Lych gate
- OS grid reference
- SY 072 857
- Coordinates
- 50.66385, -3.31323
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The lych gate, located approximately 12 metres south-west of the Church of St Mary, dates from around 1850 and is likely designed by J Hayward. It is constructed from local pinky-brown conglomerate sandstone, featuring lightly-tooled rusticated grey limestone ashlar quoins and cream-coloured sandstone detailing. The roof is covered with red tiles and has fleur-de-lys crested ridge tiles.
Both sides of the gate are identical, each featuring wide 2-centred chamfered arches. The ends are buttressed and have weathered offsets. At the top of each arch, there are circular medallions with moulded frames that contain fleuree crosses in bas relief. A moulded cornice with ballflower enrichment runs along the top. The roof is hipped at both ends.
The lych gate includes timber double gates that are panelled with diagonal planks below the lockrail. Above the lockrail, the gates have vertical struts with chamfered edges, and the top rail is cut to form ogee arches over the gaps. The top rail also features a cast iron crest of fleur-de-lys.
Local climate
Lych Gate Approximately 12 Metres South West of Church of St Mary receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°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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