Lych Gate and Wall of Church of St Hugh of Avalon
LYCH GATE AND WALL OF CHURCH OF ST HUGH OF AVALON, STOW ROAD
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1064068
- Date first listed:
- 12-Jul-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Lych Gate and Wall of Church of St Hugh of Avalon
- Statutory Address:
- LYCH GATE AND WALL OF CHURCH OF ST HUGH OF AVALON, STOW ROAD
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 2007-06-04
- Reference:
- IOE01/16380/31
- Rights:
- © Mr James Brown. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1064068
- Date first listed:
- 12-Jul-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Lych Gate and Wall of Church of St Hugh of Avalon
- Statutory Address 1:
- LYCH GATE AND WALL OF CHURCH OF ST HUGH OF AVALON, STOW ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- LYCH GATE AND WALL OF CHURCH OF ST HUGH OF AVALON, STOW ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lincolnshire
- District:
- West Lindsey (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Sturton By Stow
- National Grid Reference:
- SK8900280454
Details
SK 88 SE
4/62
STURTON-BY-STOW
STOW ROAD
(east side)
Lych gate and wall of Church of St Hugh of Avalon
G.V.
II
Lychgate and wall bounding church to west, north and south. 1879
by John Loughborough Pearson. Red brick with ashlar dressings.
Lych gate to right with pointed arch with moulded ashlar hood
mould and iron railed gates. Gateway rises to ashlar dressed
gable above with pronounced kneelers with small trefoils to north
and south. Low wall runs to north with ashlar coping and low
pilaster buttresses on east side. Taller walls running eastwards
on north and south sides, each rising in 3 large steps with brick
coping and pilaster buttresses. Included for group value only.
Listing NGR: SK8900280454
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 197109
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 04-Jun-2026 at 08:45:54.
Download a full scale map (PDF)© Crown copyright [and database rights] 2026. OS AC0000815036. All rights reserved. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100024900.© British Crown and SeaZone Solutions Limited 2026. All rights reserved. Licence number 102006.006.
End of official list entry