Lych Gate in the churchyard of the Church of SS Asaph and Kentigern, Llanasa, Flintshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.3222 / 53°19'19"N

Longitude: -3.3433 / 3°20'35"W

OS Eastings: 310619

OS Northings: 381426

OS Grid: SJ106814

Mapcode National: GBR 5Z20.ZT

Mapcode Global: WH769.MR5H

Plus Code: 9C5R8MC4+VM

Entry Name: Lych Gate in the churchyard of the Church of SS Asaph and Kentigern

Listing Date: 30 April 2001

Last Amended: 30 April 2001

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 25093

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

ID on this website: 300025093

Location: On the W side of the churchyard.

County: Flintshire

Community: Llanasa

Traditional County: Flintshire

Tagged with: Lychgate

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History

Tablets record its building in 1735, rebuilding in 1857 and restoration in 1962, following the demolition of an adjacent school.

Exterior

Lych gate with rubble stone gable ends supporting a slate roof. The outer (W) side is continuous with the churchyard perimeter wall and has double C19 wooden gates. The S gable end is battered, the result of restoration in 1962. Inside are ledges with slate benches, added in 1962. In the N wall are tablets inscribed 'William Jones, Peter Griffiths, Churchwardens 1735', above which is 'Ed Sanders, J Cartwright, Wardens 1857'. The tablet commemorating restoration in 1962 is in the S wall.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a substantially C18 lych gate and for its contribution to the setting of the Church of SS Asaph and Kentigern and to the historic character of Llanasa.

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Lych Gate in the churchyard of the Church of SS Asaph and Kentigern

A Grade II Listed Building in Llanasa, Flintshire