Description

ASHTON HIGHER ASHTON
SX 88 SE
6/15 Lychgate to the Church of St John
the Baptist including granite steps
GV II
Lychgate. Probably late C17 or C18, altered in the C19. Hipped slate roof supported
on open timber ends with C19 timber gates; flight of granite steps to south.
Braced vertical timber posts at each end support the hipped slate roof which has been
given additional support from C19 posts at the north corners. C19 boarded gates with
iron spike finials, one gate off at time of survey (1986) and in churchyard.
A flight of 8 rough granite steps leads up to the gate from the steep path to the
church.
Group value with church.

Listing NGR: SX8561684670

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26595749

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Recommended Books

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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)