Lychgate at West Entrance to St Michael's Churchyard
LYCHGATE AT WEST ENTRANCE TO ST MICHAEL'S CHURCHYARD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1240926
- Date first listed:
- 23-Aug-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Lychgate at West Entrance to St Michael's Churchyard
- Statutory Address:
- LYCHGATE AT WEST ENTRANCE TO ST MICHAEL'S CHURCHYARD
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- Date:
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- Reference:
- IOE01/07348/04
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1240926
- Date first listed:
- 23-Aug-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Lychgate at West Entrance to St Michael's Churchyard
- Statutory Address 1:
- LYCHGATE AT WEST ENTRANCE TO ST MICHAEL'S CHURCHYARD
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 AT WEST ENTRANCE TO ST MICHAEL'S CHURCHYARD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Teignbridge (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Ilsington
- National Park:
- Dartmoor
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 78514 76127
Details
ILSINGTON ILSINGTON
SS 77 NE
3/123 Lychgate at west entrance to
23.8.55 St Michael's Churchyard
GV II
Lychgate. 1908 by Thomas Henry Lyon. Granite rubble and timber framing, covered
with roughcast in upper storey. Slated roof. Rendered chimneystack on right-hand
gable wall, on front slope of roof. Consists of open ground storey with chamber
above. On left side it is built up against the gable of St Michael's Cottages; on
right side is a thick stone wall. Opening front and back flanked by thick roughcast
columns without bases; simple granite capitals with round drops beneath each corner.
In centre is a pair of wooden gates in a segmental-headed frame with open spandrels.
Upper storey has canted bay window in each face. To right of west front is a niche
containing a stone statue of St. Michael. Next to it is a slate panel inscribed
'Restored in 1977 to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II'. To
right of gate is a flight of granite steps leading to upper chamber. Under the gate
are 2 stone tablets commemorating the head of 1914-18 and 1939-45 wars.
Source: for name of architect, Mr Dick Wills of Narracombe.
Listing NGR: SX7851276126
This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 25 July 2017.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 439400
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 8 December 2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/165901
War Memorials Register, accessed 25 July 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/72374
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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