Lychgate at South Entrance to St Marys Churchyard
LYCHGATE AT SOUTH ENTRANCE TO ST MARYS CHURCHYARD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1208874
- Date first listed:
- 23-Aug-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Lychgate at South Entrance to St Marys Churchyard
- Statutory Address:
- LYCHGATE AT SOUTH ENTRANCE TO ST MARYS CHURCHYARD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1208874
- Date first listed:
- 23-Aug-1955
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 03-Nov-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Lychgate at South Entrance to St Marys Churchyard
- Statutory Address 1:
- LYCHGATE AT SOUTH ENTRANCE TO ST MARYS CHURCHYARD
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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 AT SOUTH ENTRANCE TO ST MARYS CHURCHYARD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Teignbridge (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Bickington
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 79966 72658
Details
BICKINGTON BICKINGTON SX 77 SE 7/22 Lychgate at south entrance to St 23.8.55 Mary's Churchyard (formerly listed as Church gate) GV II
Lychgate. Build 1901, incorporating an early or mid C16 wooden arch. Roughcast stone and exposed timber-framing. Slated roof with chimney on east gable. Building consists of an open ground storey with 2 small chambers on the east side; above is an enclosed chamber reached by an external stone staircase built round the south and east sides. 2 storeys. Ground storey has wide openings, front and back, with flat wood lintels carried on stone corbels; no windows in side-chambers. Upper storey has widely-spaced vertical studding; 2-light window each side with trefoil-headed lights. In the centre of the open part of the ground storey is the C16 arch, about 2.5 metres wide with shouldered durn jambs, both jambs and lintel heavily moulded and carved with vine and scroll pattern. Within the arch is a centrally-pivoted gate of 1901. The southernmost of the 2 chambers to the east of this contains a panelled wooden seat. On the south face of the building is a metal plaque inscribed: "Mains water to Bickington 11th January 1962". There was certainly an earlier lychgate on this site, for the account of the 1883-4 restoration mentions "the ancient lych gate upon the south approach to the church". Sources: Exeter Flying Post, 11.6.1884. Notes by C Fryer Cornelius displayed in the church.
Listing NGR: SX7997172660
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 85220
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Exeter Flying Post in 11 June, (1984)
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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