Description

PENRYN

SW7834NE CHURCH HILL
580-1/4/52 (East side (off))
22/09/71 Lychgate and attached churchyard
walls to E and S of Church of St
Gluvias
(Formerly Listed as:
Lychgate and Churchyard wall of
Parish Church)

GV II

Lychgate and attached walls. Wall to south probably C18;
lychgate and wall with railings in front of west end of church
late C19 or early C20. Older walls rubble with hogs-back
granite coping with stumps of former iron railings; lychgate
is dressed granite and some rubble; dry Delabole slate roof
with pierced ridge tiles; other walls are dressed granite
brought to course with granite copings stepped up to follow
slope to gateway with granite monolithic piers. Lychgate has
side walls corbelled out near the top at front and rear; wide
opening spanned by chamfered timber lintel/wall plate;
wrought-iron gates with quatrefoil frieze; similar detail to
other railings and gates. INTERIOR of lychgate has central
coffin rest and roof structure with central tie-beam truss
with arched collar.

Listing NGR: SW7872034648

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26586098

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