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Lychgate of St Mary's Church

A Grade II Listed Building in Betws Gwerfil Goch (Betws Gwerful Goch), Denbighshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.0081 / 53°0'29"N

Longitude: -3.4436 / 3°26'37"W

OS Eastings: 303232

OS Northings: 346614

OS Grid: SJ032466

Mapcode National: GBR 6L.GHZD

Mapcode Global: WH77T.2NG9

Plus Code: 9C5R2H54+6G

Entry Name: Lychgate of St Mary's Church

Listing Date: 7 August 2000

Last Amended: 7 August 2000

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 23869

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

ID on this website: 300023869

Location: To the north of St Mary's Church, facing Wynllan.

County: Denbighshire

Community: Betws Gwerfil Goch (Betws Gwerful Goch)

Community: Betws Gwerfil Goch

Locality: Bettws Gwerfil Goch

Traditional County: Merionethshire

Tagged with: Lychgate

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History

A lychgate added c1880 to St Mary's churchyard to the design of John Douglas, architect, of Chester, at the time of the restoration of the church.

Exterior

Small lychgate consisting of battered side walls in local stonework, carrying a slated roof on oak trusses, with rendered gables. The common tiebeams of the trusses rest on a crown beam which is joined by tusk tenons to the gable tiebeams. Pair of light openwork oak gates towards the front with iron cresting. Welsh funerary inscription carved on the outside face of the crown beam.

Reasons for Listing

Listed for group value with St Mary's church.

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  • II* Church of St Mary
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  • II Gwynfa
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  • II Old house and outbuildings at north side of Wyn Llan
    At the north of the village of Bettws Gwerfil Goch, standing to the east side of the road to Melin y wig.
  • II Pont y capel
    At south east of the village of Bettws Gwerfil Goch, over a minor tributary of the Afon Alwen.
  • II Pont y Bettws
    The bridge is at the SE end of Bettws Gwerfil Goch village and carries the road to Corwen over the Afon Alwen.
  • II Y Gro, including railings to forecourt
    The house stands at the SW end of Bettws Gwerfil Goch village, 75 m S of Pont y Bettws.
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