Lych Gate, Churchyard Walls, Gate-piers and Gate on South Side of Church of St Phillack

LYCH GATE, CHURCHYARD WALLS, GATE-PIERS AND GATE ON SOUTH SIDE OF CHURCH OF ST PHILLACK, LETHLEAN LANE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1327635
Date first listed:
14-Jan-1988
List Entry Name:
Lych Gate, Churchyard Walls, Gate-piers and Gate on South Side of Church of St Phillack
Statutory Address:
LYCH GATE, CHURCHYARD WALLS, GATE-PIERS AND GATE ON SOUTH SIDE OF CHURCH OF ST PHILLACK, LETHLEAN LANE

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Date:
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1327635
Date first listed:
14-Jan-1988
List Entry Name:
Lych Gate, Churchyard Walls, Gate-piers and Gate on South Side of Church of St Phillack
Statutory Address 1:
LYCH GATE, CHURCHYARD WALLS, GATE-PIERS AND GATE ON SOUTH SIDE OF CHURCH OF ST PHILLACK, LETHLEAN LANE

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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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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
LYCH GATE, CHURCHYARD WALLS, GATE-PIERS AND GATE ON SOUTH SIDE OF CHURCH OF ST PHILLACK, LETHLEAN LANE

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

District:
Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Hayle
National Grid Reference:
SW 56522 38401

Details

HAYLE LETHLEAN LANE, Phillack SW 5638-5738 9/131 Lych gate, churchyard walls, gate - piers and gate on south side of Church of Church of St Phillack GV II Lych gate, churchyard walls, gate piers and gate south of churchyard. Circa early C19 wall, circa late C19 lych gate rebuit in the C20 for road widening. Coursed copper slag blocks and copings to churchyard wall; granite rubble with granite dressings to lychgate with hipped dry slate roof with gablets. Rectangular plan lychgate with side walls buttressed at the front (west). East of the lych gate is a coffin rest. Another gateway towards the east end of the wall has square-on-plan gate piers fronting high churchyard retaining walls and a wide entrance leading to a flight of 7 steps. East gateway has C19 wrought-iron gate with scrolled detail and original wrought-iron handrails on turned balusters above each coped side wall. Sources: Phillack Church by Charles Thomas, M.A., F.S.A.

Listing NGR: SW5653838405

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Legacy System number:
70231
Legacy System:
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Sources

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Thomas, C, Phillack Church, ()

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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