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Lychgate to SE of Church of St Padarn

A Grade II Listed Building in Llanbadarn Fawr, Ceredigion

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.4085 / 52°24'30"N

Longitude: -4.0601 / 4°3'36"W

OS Eastings: 259961

OS Northings: 280945

OS Grid: SN599809

Mapcode National: GBR 8S.PBZM

Mapcode Global: VH4FC.KQXG

Plus Code: 9C4QCW5Q+CW

Entry Name: Lychgate to SE of Church of St Padarn

Listing Date: 25 October 2002

Last Amended: 25 October 2002

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 27047

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

ID on this website: 300027047

Location: Situated on the SE corner of the churchyard near The Square in the centre of the village.

County: Ceredigion

Town: Aberystwyth

Community: Llanbadarn Fawr

Community: Llanbadarn Fawr

Built-Up Area: Aberystwyth

Traditional County: Cardiganshire

Tagged with: Lychgate

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History

Lychgate said to have been rebuilt c1800 with iron gates of 1814. Old photographs show it set between high walls, now gone.

Exterior

Lychgate, rubble stone gabled with slate roof. Arches to W and E with stone voussoirs. Oak roof with pegged arch-braced collar truss with strut over collar. Inner wall has recessed seat each side towards E and rebates for iron gates towards W. Cobbled floor to E. Centre fine iron gates of 1814 with arch over infilled with Gothick interlaced bars, and wrought iron finials. Gates have horizontal rail at ¾ height and spearhead bars with dog-bars below rail. Two curved strengthening bars across upper part meet in Gothic arch.

Reasons for Listing

Included as a stone lychgate with good oak roof and early C19 iron gates, of group value with the church.

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