West Gateway and Gates to Churchyard, Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Exmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 June 1995. Gateway.

West Gateway and Gates to Churchyard, Church of St Mary

WRENN ID
gilded-steeple-curlew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Exmoor National Park
Constituency
North Devon MP: Ian Roome (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 June 1995
Type
Gateway
Address
West Gateway and Gates to Churchyard, Church of St Mary, Church Hill, Lynton and Lynmouth, North Devon
OS grid reference
SS 720 494
Coordinates
51.22985, -3.83418
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The West Gateway and gates to the churchyard of the Church of St Mary were built around 1900. They feature sandstone piers and wooden gates. The gateway consists of a pair of plain piers, each approximately 0.6 meters square, with small plinths and flat cappings on a moulded edge. The gates are made of planks with scrolled top rails and have four vertical panels adorned with fine Art Nouveau carvings in enriched surrounds. At the time of the survey, the right-hand gate had a broken top (scroll) rail. The gates are hung on the original blacksmith's hinges and are similar to, but more ornate than, the corresponding gates at the south porch of the Church of St Mary and the south gateway. Together, they significantly enhance the Arts and Crafts rebuilding of this church.

Local climate

West Gateway and Gates to Churchyard, Church of St Mary sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,180 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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