Description

TQ 64 SW PEMBURY OLD CHURCH ROAD

5/395 Lychgate to churchyard of the Old Church of St Peter

GV II

Lychgate. Built in memory of Sir Samuel Morton Peto (d. 1889). Timber-framed on brick footings with stone slate roof. Tudor Gothic style. Box-framed structure with full width Tudor arches front and back, both with moulded surrounds and urn stops. Headbeams are inscribed, front one with a Biblical quotation, the back one to the memory of Sir Samuel Morton Peto. Side walls have 4-light windows with hollow-chamfered mullions over plank-and-muntin panelling. Gables above have moulded bargeboards and gable-end trusses have curving struts. Inside the wall plates are moulded and brattished original double gates with wavy braces and coffin rest on a series of turned balusters.

Listing NGR: TQ6268442960

External Links

• Wikidata Q26532856

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Recommended Books

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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair