Lych Gate At South Entrance To Churchyard, Church Of All Saints

The lych gate at the south entrance to the churchyard of the Church of All Saints was built in 1907. It is made of stained wood, random rubble local stone, and Bath stone dressings, topped with a bell cast clay tile roof and decorative pierced bargeboards. This single bay structure is designed in the Gothic style. It features a depressed four-centred arch opening with cusping supported by octagonal piers, and the walls step down towards the exterior. The inner opening is square-headed, with a tie beam that carries cinquefoil-headed wooden tracery. There is a single bay cinquefoil-headed arcade flanking the entrance, with a six-bay arcade that returns. The rear elevation facing the churchyard has a cusped segmental head opening interrupted by a tie beam with a crenellated top and decorative spandrels. The roof is supported by a tie beam. This lych gate was erected in memory of William Pearse, as noted in Kelly's Directory from 1914.