Lychgate to Churchyard of church of St Ellyw is a Grade II listed building in the Carmarthenshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 12 March 1992. Monument.

Lychgate to Churchyard of church of St Ellyw

WRENN ID
late-gravel-violet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Carmarthenshire
Country
Wales
Date first listed
12 March 1992
Type
Monument
Source
Cadw listing

Description

ornate stone and timber lych-gate with steep bell-cast hipped plain-tiled roof and lead ridge with wooden cross finial. Battered base walls each side, of rock-faced rubble with red sandstone ashlar quoins and coping, the walls returned inwards each end to frame stone benches within. North side carved stone plaque 'This lych-gate was erected to commemorate the rebuilding of the parish church by Arthur D Davies 1911'. West front paired timber gates.

Very ornate timber-framed upper part with intricate timber tracery to heads of open panels and to front spandrels. 1-4-1 panels each side and single panel to front each side of main entry which has big arched braces and traceried spandrel panels. Posts carry carved brackets to rafter undersides. Bell-cast roof has ornately carved west front dormer gable with bargeboards and traceried pierced 3-light triangular opening.

Roof within lych-gate has carved angel heads in angles under curved brackets up to false ridge with diagonally set king posts up to true ridge above. Tracery in spandrel spaces and between ridges.

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