Lychgate to Church of St Paul, Sketty, Swansea

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6174 / 51°37'2"N

Longitude: -3.9836 / 3°59'0"W

OS Eastings: 262768

OS Northings: 192818

OS Grid: SS627928

Mapcode National: GBR WKR.21

Mapcode Global: VH4K8.WLXY

Plus Code: 9C3RJ288+XH

Entry Name: Lychgate to Church of St Paul

Listing Date: 15 November 1993

Last Amended: 15 November 1993

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 11755

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

ID on this website: 300011755

Location: At Sketty Road entrance to churchyard near junction with De La Beche Road.

County: Swansea

Community: Sketty (Sgeti)

Community: Sketty

Built-Up Area: Swansea

Traditional County: Glamorgan

Tagged with: Lychgate

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History

Probably contemporary with building of church (1850’s). On 1st Edition OS 25" map surveyed 1878.

Exterior

Lychgate built into wall of churchyard. Hipped stone slate roof has gablets to church and road with pierced cruciform decoration. Miniature collar-and-tie-beam roof has arched-braced collar purlin, tie beams on stone corbels of side walls which each have two have Gothic lancets with splayed sides. Wooden arches to entrances; low wooden gates.

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Lychgate to Church of St Paul

A Grade II Listed Building in Sketty, Swansea

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Exterior

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