Building record 0087201001 - S ENTRANCE TO ST MARY'S CHURCHYARD
Summary
Late nineteenth century lych gate to Hambleden churchyard, built in 1858-9.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1332085: LYCHGATE TO CHURCHYARD
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Type and Period (1)
- LYCH GATE (Built 1858-1859, 19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
Description
Grade II. Lychgate. Late C19. Flint and ashlar base walls and piers; wooden upper structure with side arcades of pointed arches, and pointed arches to front and rear. Half-hipped old tile roof with cusped bargeboards. Side gablets with wooden tracery. Central wooden cross finial. Included for group value (B8).
Lychgate is a 'pretty wooden structure by Woodyer, 1858-9, incorporating, like the S porch etc, old timber from the W gallery' (B9).
Sources (2)
- <8>SBC3985 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1986. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKS; WYCOMBE: PARISHES OF FAWLEY &C. p43.
- <9>SBC19664 Bibliographic reference: Nikolaus Pevsner & Elizabeth Williamson. 1994. The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire. p367.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 78392 86562 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HAMBLEDEN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Jun 9 2021 11:10AM
