Lych Gate to North East of Priory Church Chancel is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 August 1984. Lych gate.

Lych Gate to North East of Priory Church Chancel

WRENN ID
dark-bronze-crimson
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Whitehaven and Workington MP: Josh MacAlister (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 August 1984
Type
Lych gate
Address
Lych Gate to North East of Priory Church Chancel, B5345, St. Bees
OS grid reference
NX 969 121
Coordinates
54.49417, -3.59299
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The lych gate, located to the northeast of the chancel of Priory Church, was built in the early 20th century and is designed in the Gothic style. It is constructed from snecked rubble and features quoins. The roof is made of graduated slate with stone copings and kneelers, topped with an apex cross above the east entrance. The gate has a single opening with continuous jamb moulding and a 4-centred head on the north, east, and west sides, and there is a double wooden gate at the east entrance. This structure is included for its group value with the church.

Local climate

Lych Gate to North East of Priory Church Chancel sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,580 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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  2. Railings and Gate Closing West Side of Quadrangle at St Bees School Grade II 13 m
  3. St Bees Priory, former chancel to Priory Church of St Mary and St Bega (Old College Hall) Grade I 22 m
  4. Sundial in Churchyard to North East of Priory Church Chancel Grade II 32 m
  5. New College Hall Grade II 36 m
  6. St Bees School Buildings Around Quadrangle to South West Grade II 40 m
  7. Cross in Churchyard to North of Priory Church Nave Grade I 48 m
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  9. Wall, to West of Priory Church Nave, Incorporating Medieval Cross and Lintel Grade I 76 m
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