Lychgate at Christ Church, Prestatyn, Denbighshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.3337 / 53°20'1"N

Longitude: -3.4028 / 3°24'10"W

OS Eastings: 306681

OS Northings: 382783

OS Grid: SJ066827

Mapcode National: GBR 4YPW.3P

Mapcode Global: WH768.PGTN

Entry Name: Lychgate at Christ Church

Listing Date: 12 September 2001

Last Amended: 12 September 2001

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 25742

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

Location: At entrance to Christ Church graveyard.

County: Denbighshire

Community: Prestatyn

Built-Up Area: Prestatyn

Traditional County: Flintshire

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History

Probably contemporary with and by the same architect as the first phase of Christ Church, which was completed in 1863 to the design of T H Wyatt.

Exterior

Lychgate built into the west wall of Christ Churchyard facing High Street but set back behind an area paved in modern bricks. It consists of a timber superstructure on corbels projecting from the faces of side walls of local limestone, with a double hipped slate roof and a ridge of decorative crest tiles. The side walls have buttresses to front and rear with offsets coped in freestone. Modern steel gates.

Reasons for Listing

A modestly designed lychgate contemporary with Christ Church and providing a picturesque entry to the churchyard, and of group value with the church.

Other nearby listed buildings

II War Memorial at Christ Church
Close to the west end of Christ Church, within the churchyard.
II Christ Church
On rising ground to the east of High Street, with a large graveyard mainly to south; lychgate to street, prominent war memorial.
II Christ Church Vicarage
To east of High Street, 100 m north-west of Christ Church, in a walled garden. Surrounding limestone rubble garden wall with Gothic wrought-iron gates to east. Gothic timber door to west, similar ga
II Presents With A Difference
On the west side of High Street, at right of centre of a terrace of shops situated between Maes-y-groes and Fern Avenue.
II Shelter Shop
On the west side of High Street, at left of centre of a terrace of shops situated between Maes-y-groes and Fern Avenue.
II Roman Catholic Church of SS Peter and Frances
To south of Plâs Avenue about 75 m east of junction with Clwyd Avenue.
II Presbytery of the Roman Catholic Church of SS Peter and Frances
To south of Plâs Avenue about 100 m east of junction with Clwyd Avenue.
II Former Goods Shed
At south side of railway line, east of present railway station, reached via yard at east of High Street

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Lychgate at Christ Church

A Grade II Listed Building in Prestatyn, Denbighshire

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History

Exterior

Reasons for Listing