Lychgate South West of Church of St George is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1993. Lychgate.

Lychgate South West of Church of St George

WRENN ID
winter-basalt-bistre
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Hams
Constituency
South Devon MP: Caroline Voaden (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 April 1993
Type
Lychgate
Address
Lychgate South West of Church of St George, Riverside Road, Dittisham
OS grid reference
SX 861 550
Coordinates
50.3842, -3.60341
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The lychgate, located southwest of the Church of St George, dates from the late 19th century and is constructed from reused roof members of the church, likely during its restoration in 1881. This timber-frame structure features three posts with arch-braced tie-beams that support a slate roof, which has slate-hung gable ends. Three of the braces exhibit cyma-mouldings and are likely sourced from the nave or chancel roofs, although one brace is missing. The three posts have brackets at their bases and there are two gateways between them, each fitted with pivoting timber panel gates; the eastern gateway is wider than the other.

Local climate

Lychgate South West of Church of St George receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 5 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 2 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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