Description

ST 02 SW HUNTSHAM HUNTSHAM

7/92 Lychgate to churchyard
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GV II

Lychgate. 1854-8 for A.H.D. Troyte of Huntsham Court, patron of the living. Timber
ends with a gableted slate roof with sprocketted eaves; pair of timber gates.
Described as "similar" to the medieval lych gate at Beckenham in Kent (TEDAS) which
was probably the model for the design. Openwork timber ends, each with a stout post
with 2 upward curving braces, springing from the post, all chamfered and stopped.
These braces are intersected by a pair of downward curving braces which extend from
the top of each post to a sole plate. Deep slate roof with sweeping sprocketted
eaves over ornamental pitched stone paving. Sturdy timber gates with moulded finials
to the standards and diagonal bracing; pivoting S-shaped iron clasp.
A.H.D. Troyte enlarged the churchyard in 1854, the lychgate is a particularly bold
and impressive design.

Hughes, J.R., "The Restoration of Huntsham Church,"Transations of the Exeter Diocesan
Architectural Society, VI, (1861), 220-230.

Listing NGR: ST0014020426

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26400749

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Recommended Books

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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)