MEM22341 - Lychgate at St Mary's Churchyard, Lynton (Building)

Summary

A gateway with wooden gates and a slated roof. It was built c.1900. The gateway appears to have been damaged in the recent past and may not currently be fully extant.

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Type and Period (1)

Protected Status

Full Description

Churchyard gateway with gates. c1900. Stone piers and slated roof, wooden gates. A pair of plain rectangular piers carries a low-pitched hipped slated roof to a deep overhanging flat soffit. On a single stone step is a pair of plank gates to bold scrolled top rail and containing an open panel with diagonal vertical balusters above a dentil mould. There are gates of related design both to the S porch of Church of St Mary (qv) and at the W entrance (qv) to the church, all of them representative of the Arts and Crafts movement. [1] At the time of survey in early-mid 2002 for a Conservation Area Character Appraisal, the churchyard entrance gate and southern gate-piers, including a hipped and slated canopy had been dismantled or damaged. The latter appears to have fallen victim to a road accident, and the remains kept in an adjoining lay-by. The gateway dates from c.1900 and consists of stone piers and a low-pitched hipped slate roof, with timber gates of related design with Art Nouveau carvings, and the listing details mention that “they all form a valuable enhancement to the Arts and Crafts rebuilding of the church,” but were removed at the time of survey. [2] The gates were visited in April 2012 as part of the rapid condition survey of Exmoor's Listed Buildings 2012-13. It received a BAR score of 3A. [3]

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Index: Department of the Environment. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest . 9 June 1995.
  • <2> Report: Fisher, J.. 2002. Lynton: Conservation Area Character Appraisal. 13.
  • <3> Report: Lawrence, G.. 2014. Exmoor National Park: Rapid condition survey of listed buildings 2012-13.

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Other Statuses/References

  • 2012-3 Building At Risk Score (3A): 858/1/4/13
  • Local List Status (No)

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SS 7205 4942 (5m by 5m)
Map sheet SS74NW
Civil Parish LYNTON AND LYNMOUTH, NORTH DEVON, DEVON

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Record last edited

Jun 9 2021 11:38AM

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