Lychgate and Attached Churchyard Walls to East and South of Church of St Gluvias
LYCHGATE AND ATTACHED CHURCHYARD WALLS TO EAST AND SOUTH OF CHURCH OF ST GLUVIAS, CHURCH HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1298625
- Date first listed:
- 22-Sept-1971
- List Entry Name:
- Lychgate and Attached Churchyard Walls to East and South of Church of St Gluvias
- Statutory Address:
- LYCHGATE AND ATTACHED CHURCHYARD WALLS TO EAST AND SOUTH OF CHURCH OF ST GLUVIAS, CHURCH HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1298625
- Date first listed:
- 22-Sept-1971
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 18-Jul-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Lychgate and Attached Churchyard Walls to East and South of Church of St Gluvias
- Statutory Address 1:
- LYCHGATE AND ATTACHED CHURCHYARD WALLS TO EAST AND SOUTH OF CHURCH OF ST GLUVIAS, CHURCH HILL
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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 AND ATTACHED CHURCHYARD WALLS TO EAST AND SOUTH OF CHURCH OF ST GLUVIAS, CHURCH HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Penryn
- National Grid Reference:
- SW 78720 34648
Details
PENRYN
SW7834NE CHURCH HILL 580-1/4/52 (East side (off)) 22/09/71 Lychgate and attached churchyard walls to E and S of Church of St Gluvias (Formerly Listed as: Lychgate and Churchyard wall of Parish Church)
GV II
Lychgate and attached walls. Wall to south probably C18; lychgate and wall with railings in front of west end of church late C19 or early C20. Older walls rubble with hogs-back granite coping with stumps of former iron railings; lychgate is dressed granite and some rubble; dry Delabole slate roof with pierced ridge tiles; other walls are dressed granite brought to course with granite copings stepped up to follow slope to gateway with granite monolithic piers. Lychgate has side walls corbelled out near the top at front and rear; wide opening spanned by chamfered timber lintel/wall plate; wrought-iron gates with quatrefoil frieze; similar detail to other railings and gates. INTERIOR of lychgate has central coffin rest and roof structure with central tie-beam truss with arched collar.
Listing NGR: SW7872034648
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 365725
- 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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