Lychgate And Adjoining East Churchyard Walls Of The Church Of St Giles

The lychgate and adjoining east churchyard walls of the Church of St Giles were built in 1877. The lychgate features side sleeper walls made of local stone rubble, with sandstone ashlar quoins and coping. Above these walls, it is timber framed. The side walls create an open arcade with trefoil-headed bays. The roof is covered with slate, incorporating bands of scallop-shaped slate and crested ridge tiles. It has a gable end with cusped bargeboards at each end and wrought iron apex crosses. Each end of the lychgate includes tie beam trusses with a king post and curving braces. The original timber double gates have diagonal cast iron grilles over the middle rails and a cast iron crest topped with fleur-de-lys finials. The floor and the five steps leading down to the lane are made of slate. The stone rubble churchyard walls on each side slope down to support the churchyard.