Lych Gate and Stile to Churchyard of Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 March 1988. Lych gate.
Lych Gate and Stile to Churchyard of Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- endless-marble-cedar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dartmoor National Park
- Constituency
- Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 March 1988
- Type
- Lych gate
- Address
- Lych Gate and Stile to Churchyard of Church of St Andrew, South Tawton, West Devon
- OS grid reference
- SX 652 944
- Coordinates
- 50.73402, -3.91016
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The lych gate and stile at the churchyard of the Church of St Andrew is likely from the late 19th century or early 20th century. It is constructed of granite ashlar with a slate roof. This structure serves as the south gateway to the churchyard and is located next to the right end of Church House. The gateway is flanked by granite ashlar sleeper walls that have external batters. These walls support an open plain oak frame, which features one narrow bay at the front and back on each side, along with four side bays. Each bay has a cusped head with Decorated tracery.
Across the gateway is a low Tudor arch adorned with carved foliate spandrels, and above the arch is a carved Latin quotation in Gothic lettering on the head beam. The roof is hipped at both ends and topped with a timber cross. The gateway includes panelled double gates and has stone seats on either side. There is also a granite coffin stone with a cross inscribed on the top. The floor is made of unpended slates arranged neatly in square blocks, set at right angles to each other. Granite ashlar steps lead down from the gate to the Village Square, curving outward and widening, with the lower steps featuring tiny pitched cobbles. To the left of the lych gate, a low granite ashlar wall contains a stile made of three horizontal granite slabs resembling rungs.
Local climate
Lych Gate and Stile to Churchyard of Church of St Andrew sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 960 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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