Lych gate to the Church of St Peter

Lych gate, approximately 35m to the north of the Church of St Peter. Built in the late C19.

MATERIALS: a timber frame, painted black, set on granite stone plinths, with a hipped and gablet roof covered in concrete tiles, replacing the original bands of plain and scalloped clay tiles.

PLAN: of two unequal bays comprising a coffin and a pedestrian entrance accessed from north to south.

DESCRIPTION: three upright timber posts with arch braces to the sill beam. From the arch braces are angled struts to the tie beam. Smaller arch braces rise from the posts to the central axial beam, forming a pointed arch to the pedestrian entrance. The timbers are chamfered with run-out stops. The roof structure is hipped with gablets at the apex featuring timber trefoil motifs.

The lych gate stands on three granite stone plinths which span a stepped approach to the churchyard. The steps have granite kerb stones and cobbled floor platforms of Mortimer slate stones.

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 8 February 2024 to amend details in the description