Lychgate and Boundary Wall on South West and South Sides of St Pancras Churchyard

LYCHGATE AND BOUNDARY WALL ON SOUTH WEST AND SOUTH SIDES OF ST PANCRAS CHURCHYARD

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1242573
Date first listed:
03-Nov-1986
List Entry Name:
Lychgate and Boundary Wall on South West and South Sides of St Pancras Churchyard
Statutory Address:
LYCHGATE AND BOUNDARY WALL ON SOUTH WEST AND SOUTH SIDES OF ST PANCRAS CHURCHYARD
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Date:
2001-09-10
Reference:
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1242573
Date first listed:
03-Nov-1986
List Entry Name:
Lychgate and Boundary Wall on South West and South Sides of St Pancras Churchyard
Statutory Address 1:
LYCHGATE AND BOUNDARY WALL ON SOUTH WEST AND SOUTH SIDES OF ST PANCRAS CHURCHYARD

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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.

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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.

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Location

Statutory Address:
LYCHGATE AND BOUNDARY WALL ON SOUTH WEST AND SOUTH SIDES OF ST PANCRAS CHURCHYARD

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Devon
District:
Teignbridge (District Authority)
Parish:
Widecombe in the Moor
National Park:
Dartmoor
National Grid Reference:
SX 71842 76770

Details

WIDECOMBE-IN- WIDECOMBE-IN- SX 77 NW THE-MOOR THE-MOOR 2/262 Lychgate and Boundary Wall - on south-west and south sides of St Pancras Churchyard GV II Lychgate and boundary wall. Lychgate probably late C19; boundary wall C16 or C17. Granite ashlar, except for the main length of the south boundary wall, of which only the west end is ashlar, the rest being of rubble. Lychgate consists simply of a roof supported by stone gable-walls; the roof is slated and has raised copings corbelled out at the front. Trussed rafter roof with pegged joints. The opening below is sub-divided by a stone wall about it metres high, (possibly coffin-rest), this having a capstone with moulded edges. Boundary wall, which is also about 1½ metres high, has a flat coping hollow-moulded on the outer edge; the coping continues along the western half of the south wall, beyond the point where the ashlar walling ends.

Listing NGR: SX7185976748

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Legacy System number:
442036
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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