Description

SE 9683 WYKEHAM A 170 (north side)

14/116 Church Lychgate

18.1.67 GV II

Tower of the former St Helen's Chapel of Ease; now lychgate and bell tower. C14; restored in 1853-54, when the spire was added by William Butterfield. Sandstone rubble with restoration, including buttresses, in sandstone ashlar; stone flag spire and slate roof to staircase extension. 3-stage tower with offset diagonal buttresses and single-stage staircase extension to north. Lowest stage pierced on both sides by a double-chamfered pointed arch on chamfered responds, with bar stops to the west and broach stops to the east. Single rectangular light to second stage, and 2-light louvred bell openings with trefoil tracery beneath pointed head-stopped hood-mould to third stage. Chamfered string courses to second and third stages. Octagonal broach spire with lucarnes and weather-vane. Pent roof to staircase extension. N Pevsner, The Buildings of England: Yorkshire, The North Riding, 1966; p 404.

Listing NGR: SE9645283366

External Links

• Wikidata Q26441731

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)