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Lychgate to Churchyard of the Church of St Mary the Virgin

A Grade II Listed Building in Speldhurst, Kent

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.1507 / 51°9'2"N

Longitude: 0.2196 / 0°13'10"E

OS Eastings: 555334

OS Northings: 141388

OS Grid: TQ553413

Mapcode National: GBR MPJ.VQ0

Mapcode Global: VHHQC.RBFR

Plus Code: 9F325629+7R

Entry Name: Lychgate to Churchyard of the Church of St Mary the Virgin

Listing Date: 24 August 1990

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1241400

English Heritage Legacy ID: 439536

ID on this website: 101241400

Location: Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3

County: Kent

District: Tunbridge Wells

Civil Parish: Speldhurst

Built-Up Area: Speldhurst

Traditional County: Kent

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent

Church of England Parish: Speldhurst St Mary the Virgin

Church of England Diocese: Rochester

Tagged with: Lychgate

Description


TQ 55 41 SPELDHURST SPELDHURST HILL (north side), SPELDHURST 12/544 Lychgate to churchyard of the Church of St Mary the Virgin GV II

Lychgate. Late C19. Timber-framed on low sandstone ashlar footings, peg-tile roof. Gothic style lychgate side-walls of 4 narrow bays, boarded below the middle rail and open above with wavy braces. The sills extend front and back to take wavy tension braces. Front and back gable ends have arch-braced tie beam trusses. Square crown posts above with wavy down braces. Steeply pitched roof projects both ends and has cusped bargeboards. It is surmounted by a wrought iron cross. Low double gates also with wavy braces and good original shaped iron hinges.

The lychgate is one of a good group of listed buildings in the vicinity of the Church of St Mary (q.v.)

Listing NGR: TQ5533441388

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