Lych Gate, Wall and Railings to South of Church of St Peter
LYCH GATE, WALL AND RAILINGS TO SOUTH OF CHURCH OF ST PETER
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1162219
- Date first listed:
- 25-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Lych Gate, Wall and Railings to South of Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address:
- LYCH GATE, WALL AND RAILINGS TO SOUTH OF CHURCH OF ST PETER
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1162219
- Date first listed:
- 25-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Lych Gate, Wall and Railings to South of Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address 1:
- LYCH GATE, WALL AND RAILINGS TO SOUTH OF CHURCH OF ST PETER
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, WALL AND RAILINGS TO SOUTH OF CHURCH OF ST PETER
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Torridge (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Peters Marland
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 47840 13461
Details
PETERSMARLAND PETERSMARLAND
SS 41 SE
4/33 Lych Gate, wall and railings to
- south of Church of St Peter
GV II
Lych gate with adjoining wall and railings. Likely to be 1868 - the date the church
was rebuilt. Rubble walls with wooden framing to lych-gate. Hipped slate roof with
gables. Double gateway with smaller one for pedestrians. The lych gate consists of
3 posts on stone plinths supporting the roof with diagonal struts intersected by
curved braces. Timbers are chamfered and stopped. The gates date from 1982. The
walls extend to south and west of the gate - both have chamfered coping stones and
iron railings with decorative finials. The south wall incorporates a gateway to the
former vicarage -now Marland School - consisting of chamfered piers with pyramidal
caps.
Listing NGR: SS4784013461
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 91007
- 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.
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