Lychgate To Churchyard

The lychgate to the churchyard was built between 1854 and 1858 for A.H.D. Troyte of Huntsham Court, who was the patron of the living. It features timber ends with a gableted slate roof that has sprocketted eaves and a pair of timber gates. The design is described as "similar" to the medieval lych gate at Beckenham in Kent, which likely served as the model. The openwork timber ends each have a stout post with two upward curving braces that spring from the post, all of which are chamfered and stopped. These braces are crossed by a pair of downward curving braces that extend from the top of each post to a sole plate. The deep slate roof with sweeping sprocketted eaves covers ornamental pitched stone paving. The sturdy timber gates feature moulded finials on the standards and diagonal bracing, along with a pivoting S-shaped iron clasp. A.H.D. Troyte enlarged the churchyard in 1854, and the lychgate is noted for its particularly bold and impressive design.