Lychgate to W of St. Michael's Church is a Grade II listed building in the Snowdonia National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 30 May 1996. A Georgian Lychgate. 1 related planning application.
Lychgate to W of St. Michael's Church
- WRENN ID
- fossil-chamber-thyme
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Snowdonia National Park
- Constituency
- Bangor Aberconwy MP: Claire Hughes (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 30 May 1996
- Type
- Lychgate
- Period
- Georgian
- Address
- Lychgate to W of St. Michael's Church, Betws-Y-Coed, Conwy
- OS grid reference
- SH 795 565
- Coordinates
- 53.09274, -3.79994
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The lychgate to the west of St. Michael's Church dates from 1756 and is situated within the churchyard boundary of a small late-medieval church, likely built on an ancient site. This simple structure is made of rubble and features east and west gables topped with an old slatestone roof.
At both ends, there are simple openings with exposed timber lintels. The western opening, which is the outer entrance, has a replaced lintel, while the inner lintel is stopped-chamfered and inscribed with the initials RR RW and the date 1756, along with some later, unrelated graffiti. The eastern opening retains its original, un-inscribed outer lintel. Inside, there are small rubble wall benches on either side, softwood purlins and rafters, some of which have been replaced, and a concreted floor.
This lychgate is included for its historical significance as a dated mid-18th century structure and has group value with St. Michael's Church.
Local climate
Lychgate to W of St. Michael's Church sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,200 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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