Description

KILMERSDON CP CHURCH STREET (South side)
ST65SE
11/164 Lych gate, flanking walls and
gates on north side of Church of
St. Peter and St. Paul
(previously listed with Church of
St Peter and St Paul
11.3.68
GV II*

Lych-gate. 1900 by Sir Edwin Lutyens for Hylton family. Coursed and squared rubble, freestone dressings, pyramidal
stone tile roof, cruciform finial. A rural style, triangular on plan. Roof supported on 3 triangular section columns;
to each side timber soffits; roof of elaborate arch-braced construction. Flanking quadrant walls with copings, incised
Latin text. Pair of simple wooden gates to south side; piers with flanking stone benches. Lych-gate symbolizes the
Trinity. Stone cobbles set in triangular pattern under Lych-gate.

Listing NGR: ST6958652445

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17552283

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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)