Lych Gate at South Entrance to Churchyard, Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 November 1987. Lych gate.

Lych Gate at South Entrance to Churchyard, Church of St Mary

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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 November 1987
Type
Lych gate
Address
Lych Gate at South Entrance to Churchyard, Church of St Mary, Buckland St. Mary
OS grid reference
ST 270 133
Coordinates
50.91517, -3.03884
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The lych gate at the south entrance to the churchyard of the Church of St Mary dates from around 1860 and is likely designed by Benjamin Ferrey. It features an exposed timber frame construction set on chert random rubble walls. The roof is a plain clay tile hipped design with deep eaves that are open at the gable ends and includes modillion sprockets. The structure has a single bay with king posts and arch braced struts resting on a low wall. The opening is cusped, with double wooden gates that have decorative hinges. Inside, there is a 3-bay arch braced queen post roof, which is inscribed with the words, "Open me the gates, that I may go into them, and give thanks unto the Lord."

Local climate

Lych Gate at South Entrance to Churchyard, Church of St Mary receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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