Lychgate is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1985. Lychgate.

Lychgate

WRENN ID
wild-bailey-bittern
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Aylesbury MP: Laura Kyrke-Smith (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 January 1985
Type
Lychgate
Address
Lychgate, Church Path, Hardwick
OS grid reference
SP 806 189
Coordinates
51.86327, -0.83027
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Lychgate dated 1880, constructed of coursed rubble stone and timber with a tiled roof. The bargeboards create a pointed arch over the path and feature pierced trefoil ornamentation. The sides are adorned with pairs of cusped arches that have trefoil spandrels. This structure is included for its group value.

Local climate

Lychgate receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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