Description

LUSTLEIGH LUSTLEIGH
SX 78 SE

1/185 Lychgate and perimeter wall of
- churchyard of Church of St John

GV II

Lychgate. Late C19. Water colour of 1850 shows a simple wooden lychgate in this
position. Granite ashlar with slated roof. Consists of 2 granite side-walls with
moulded corbels at the top, front and back. Between them are 2 granite gateposts
from which hang a pair of open-framed wooden gates fitted with cast-iron uprights
having decorative tops; cusped wood braces in shape of an inverted V. In front a
flight of 4 curved steps made of granite setts with granite kerbs; erected 1887
(plaque). Perimeter wall of granite rubble has shaped granite coping on the south
and part of the west sides.
Source: water colour dated 1850 in Lustleigh parish church.

Listing NGR: SX7849681256

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26389628

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Recommended Books

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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)