Lychgate, Steps, Mounting Block, Style and Retaining Wall to East South East of Church of St David is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1993. Lychgate.

Lychgate, Steps, Mounting Block, Style and Retaining Wall to East South East of Church of St David

WRENN ID
mired-brick-sedge
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, Steps, Mounting Block, Style and Retaining Wall to East South East of Church of St David, Ashprington
OS grid reference
SX 818 571
Coordinates
50.40221, -3.6634
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The lychgate, mounting block, adjoining stile, steps, and the retaining wall to the east-southeast of the Church of St David were likely built in the late 19th century. They are constructed from dressed slate and feature slate coping and treads on the steps. The lychgate has a slate roof with coped gable ends.

The lychgate is positioned to the right (north) and has a flight of steps in front of it. To the left of these steps is a mounting block, with a stile set back to the left and another flight of steps in front. The curved churchyard retaining wall, which is located to the left (north), has railings above it. The lychgate is open between its gable end walls, which have coping and kneelers, and the roof is supported by chamfered timber bressumers.

From the road below, a wide flight of steps leads up into the lychgate, which contains a slate coffin rest and two wooden gates. To the left of the lychgate, the stile is made from a large vertical slate, with a flight of slate steps in front of it. Between the two flights of steps is a large mounting block with a slate platform. To the left of the stile, the curved churchyard retaining wall has iron railings above. To the right of the lychgate, there is a ramp leading up to the churchyard.

Local climate

Lychgate, Steps, Mounting Block, Style and Retaining Wall to East South East of Church of St David receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 6 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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