Lychgate and Steps to Churchyard at St Thomas Church is a Grade II listed building in the Pembrokeshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 15 November 1993. A 19th century Lychgate.

Lychgate and Steps to Churchyard at St Thomas Church

WRENN ID
guardian-cobble-crimson
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Pembrokeshire
Constituency
Ceredigion Preseli MP: Ben Lake (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
15 November 1993
Type
Lychgate
Period
19th century
Address
Lychgate and Steps to Churchyard at St Thomas Church, St. Dogmaels
OS grid reference
SN 164 459
Coordinates
52.08107, -4.67982
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The lychgate and steps at St Thomas Church date from the mid-19th century. It is constructed of rubble stone with Bath stone ashlar dressings, featuring coped gables and a slate roof. The lychgate has a cross at the eastern end and a moulded round arch, while the western side has a round arch with a plain chamfer.

There is a flight of 15 broad slate steps leading up from Church Street, which are flanked by plain iron rails. At the foot of the steps, there are spearhead iron rails and gates.

Local climate

Lychgate and Steps to Churchyard at St Thomas Church sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,180 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 2 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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