Lych gate at Church of St John the Baptist, Maelor South (De Maelor), Wrexham

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9188 / 52°55'7"N

Longitude: -2.802 / 2°48'7"W

OS Eastings: 346173

OS Northings: 336011

OS Grid: SJ461360

Mapcode National: GBR 7F.N3W6

Mapcode Global: WH89M.XWWR

Plus Code: 9C4VW59X+G6

Entry Name: Lych gate at Church of St John the Baptist

Listing Date: 18 November 2005

Last Amended: 18 November 2005

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 86964

ID on this website: 300086964

Location: To the SE of the church facing the main road through Bettisfield.

County: Wrexham

Community: Maelor South (De Maelor)

Community: Maelor South

Locality: Bettisfield

Traditional County: Flintshire

Tagged with: Lychgate

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History

Built with the church in 1874 by G.E. Street, architect of London.

Exterior

A Gothic Revival lych gate of ashlar walls with tile-hung gables and a steep tile roof with cresting, and with lower outer lean-to roofs. The entrance has roll-moulded jambs and a wooden pointed arch with 2 orders of ovolo moulding. An iron gate is on the outer side. Side walls have narrow unglazed lights.

Inside are pointed-arch recesses to the side walls, with wooden benches.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a fine Gothic Revival lych gate and an integral component of the parish church.

External Links

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Bettisfield war memorial
In the churchyard E of the church.
II* Church of St John the Baptist
In a large churchyard opposite Bettisfield Hall Farm, beyond the N end of the village.
II* Bettisfield Hall
Set back from the main road through Bettisfield, opposite the parish church.
II Bettisfield Bridge (Bridge No 48, Llangollen Canal)
Carrying the main through Bettisfield over the Llangollen Canal, approximately 500m SSE of the parish church.
II Cornhill Bridge (Bridge No 47, Llangollen Canal)
On farmland approximately 700m SE of Bettisfield church.
II Little Hall Farmhouse
Approximately 1.3km NW of Bettisfield church, reached by farm road on the NW side of the A495.
II Revetment and balustrade to forecourt and formal garden of Bettisfield Park
On the S and W sides of the house.
II* Bettisfield Park, including attached garden walls
Hanmer

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Lych gate at Church of St John the Baptist

A Grade II Listed Building in Maelor South (De Maelor), Wrexham