Lychgate and West Wall of St Peter's Churchyard
LYCHGATE AND WEST WALL OF ST PETER'S CHURCHYARD, THE VILLAGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1221894
- Date first listed:
- 14-Apr-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Lychgate and West Wall of St Peter's Churchyard
- Statutory Address:
- LYCHGATE AND WEST WALL OF ST PETER'S CHURCHYARD, THE VILLAGE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1221894
- Date first listed:
- 14-Apr-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Lychgate and West Wall of St Peter's Churchyard
- Statutory Address 1:
- LYCHGATE AND WEST WALL OF ST PETER'S CHURCHYARD, THE VILLAGE
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 WEST WALL OF ST PETER'S CHURCHYARD, THE VILLAGE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Prestbury
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ9002676952
Details
SJ 97 NW PRESTBURY C.P. THE VILLAGE
(East Side)
6/216 Lychgate and west
wall of St Peter's
Churchyard.
14/4/1967
GV II
Lychgate and churchyardwall to street: dated 1715 but re-erected
1728, walls added 1765. Ashlar buff sandstone Kerridge stone-slate
roof and stone ridge. Lychgate has rectangular plan with solid side
walls with clasping end pilasters. Stone-coped gabled roof has
crocketted pinnacles. On inside are 2 plaques, to south it reads
"This Building was Erected Ano Dom 1715 Robert Brough, Richard
Sandbach, George Taylor, Nathaniel Bunnel Church Wardens"; to north
"This Portal was removed and newly Erected & the Stone Walk adjoyning
layd & the Hearse House Built Anno Dom.1728 Saml.Harryman, Thos.
Mottershead, Adam Slack, Edmund Massey Church Wardens".
Now contains a pair of C20 wooden gates.
Ashlar walls run to either side of the lych gate and have a rounded
coping.
There is a gateway near each end approached by flights of 4 sweeping
steps.
There are simple gate piers but the gates are lost.
Listing NGR: SJ9002676952
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 413835
- 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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