Lych Gate To Church Of St Denys is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 November 1985. Lych gate.
Lych Gate To Church Of St Denys
- WRENN ID
- narrow-rubble-wax
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 November 1985
- Type
- Lych gate
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
COLD ASHBY CHURCH LANE SP67NE (South side) 8/15 Lych gate to Church of St. Denys
GV II
Lyth gate. Dated 1883, Limestone ashlar with plain-tile roof. High Victorian style. Elevation to road has double-stepped pointed arch with roll moulding and pairs of shafts with foliated capitals. Gable parapet with crocket decoration and finial has coat of arms in quatrefoil surrounded by foliage. Inscription in arch "Death is the gate of Life". Rear, similar but plainer, has Latin inscription with date in gable. Side elevations each of 2-window range of small lancets with the castellated parapets above having central gargoyles. Buttresses between windows, those at the corners with gabled copings. Interior has tiled floor and plain rib vaulted roof with inscription at springing level, "When a few years are come then I shall go away when I shall not return. Job.XV.1.CH.22V.". Pair of wrought iron gates.
Listing NGR: SP6561876293
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