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Latitude: 50.734 / 50°44'2"N
Longitude: -3.9101 / 3°54'36"W
OS Eastings: 265299
OS Northings: 94454
OS Grid: SX652944
Mapcode National: GBR Q7.83BF
Mapcode Global: FRA 27P4.JJD
Plus Code: 9C2RP3MQ+JX
Entry Name: Lych Gate and Stile to Churchyard of Church of St Andrew
Listing Date: 4 March 1988
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1106003
English Heritage Legacy ID: 95023
ID on this website: 101106003
Location: St Andrew's Church, South Tawton, West Devon, EX20
County: Devon
District: West Devon
Civil Parish: South Tawton
Traditional County: Devon
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon
Church of England Parish: South Tawton St Andrew
Church of England Diocese: Exeter
Tagged with: Lychgate
SX 69 SE SOUTH TAWTON SOUTH TAWTON
4/223 Lych gate and stile to churchyard
of Church of St Andrew
GV II
Lych gate and stile. Probably late C19, maybe early C20. Granite ashlar; slate
roof.
Description: this is the south gateway to the churchyard and is adjoining the right
end of Church House (q.v). Tne gateway is flanked by neat granite ashlar sleeper
walls with external batters. These carry an open plain oak frame, one narrow bay
front and back each side and 4 side bays. Each has a cusped head of Decorated
tracery. Across the gateway a low Tudor arch with carved foliate spandrels and
there is a carved Latin quotation in Gothic lettering above on the head beam. Roof
is hipped each end and surmounted by a timber cross. It contains panelled double
gates and there are stone seats each side. Granite coffin stone with a cross
inscribed on the top. Floor of unpended slates neatly set in square blocks at right
angles to its neighbours. Granite ashlar steps down from the gate to the Village
Square curving outwards and becoming wider and wider, the lower ones containing tiny
pitched cobbles. To left of the lych gate a low granite ashlar wall contains a
stile made of 3 granite rung-like horizontal slabs.
Listing NGR: SX6530694458
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