Lychgate and Adjoining East Churchyard Walls of the Church of St Giles
LYCHGATE AND ADJOINING EAST CHURCHYARD WALLS OF THE CHURCH OF ST GILES
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1147902
- Date first listed:
- 16-Feb-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Lychgate and Adjoining East Churchyard Walls of the Church of St Giles
- Statutory Address:
- LYCHGATE AND ADJOINING EAST CHURCHYARD WALLS OF THE CHURCH OF ST GILES
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1147902
- Date first listed:
- 16-Feb-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Lychgate and Adjoining East Churchyard Walls of the Church of St Giles
- Statutory Address 1:
- LYCHGATE AND ADJOINING EAST CHURCHYARD WALLS OF THE CHURCH OF ST GILES
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:
- LYCHGATE AND ADJOINING EAST CHURCHYARD WALLS OF THE CHURCH OF ST GILES
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Torridge (District Authority)
- Parish:
- St. Giles in the Wood
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 53381 18952
Details
ST GILES ST GILES IN THE WOOD SS 53 18 IN THE WOOD 18/247 Lychgate and adjoining east - churchyard walls of the Church of St Giles
GV II
Lychgate and adjoining churchyard walls. 1877. Lychgate has side sleeper walls of local stone rubble with sandstone ashlar quoins and coping. It is timber framed above. The side walls are an open arcade with trefoil-headed bays. The roof is slate with bands of scallop-shaped slate with crested ridge tiles. It is gable-ended with cusped bargeboards each end and wrought iron apex crosses. Each end are tie beam trusses with king post and curving braces. Original timber double gates with diagonal cast iron grilles over the middle rails and a cast iron crest with fleur-de- lys finials. The floor and flight of 5 steps down to the lane are slate. Each side stone rubble churchyard walls ramp down to revet the churchyard. Source: J Clemens. Church guide (1983).
Listing NGR: SS5338118949
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 91858
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Clemens, J, Church of St Giles Church Guide, (1983)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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