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Lych-Gate to Christ Church Parish Church

A Grade II Listed Building in Meifod, Powys

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.7483 / 52°44'53"N

Longitude: -3.2187 / 3°13'7"W

OS Eastings: 317833

OS Northings: 317438

OS Grid: SJ178174

Mapcode National: GBR 6W.ZYFR

Mapcode Global: WH798.J5HX

Plus Code: 9C4RPQXJ+8G

Entry Name: Lych-Gate to Christ Church Parish Church

Listing Date: 26 May 1995

Last Amended: 26 May 1995

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 15959

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

ID on this website: 300015959

Location: Located at the crossroads at the centre of the village, and the corner of the sloping churchyard.

County: Powys

Community: Meifod

Community: Meifod

Locality: Bwlch-y-Cibau

Traditional County: Montgomeryshire

Tagged with: Lychgate

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History

1860-70.

Exterior

Rubble walls with stone dressings on which is mounted open timber framed arcades carrying an open raftered tiled roof with prominent gable crosses. The roof is carried on cambered tie beams with bracketed crown post struts; the ties being inscribed on their outer faces with simple lettered inscriptions. External gates with pierced trefoils and inserted iron fleurs.

Within the porch, timber coffin rests on either side.

Reasons for Listing

Included as being of group value with the church, at the centre of the village.

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  • II Christ Church Parish Church
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  • II Ty Rop
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  • II* Bryngwyn Hall
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  • II Bryn-Derwen Lodge
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