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Lych gate at entrance to churchyard of Church of St Matthew

A Grade II Listed Building in Wookey, Somerset

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Latitude: 51.2095 / 51°12'34"N

Longitude: -2.6909 / 2°41'27"W

OS Eastings: 351834

OS Northings: 145817

OS Grid: ST518458

Mapcode National: GBR ML.442K

Mapcode Global: VH89R.9VSN

Plus Code: 9C3V6855+RJ

Entry Name: Lych gate at entrance to churchyard of Church of St Matthew

Listing Date: 29 January 1987

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1058581

English Heritage Legacy ID: 268177

ID on this website: 101058581

Location: St Matthew's Church, Wookey, Somerset, BA5

County: Somerset

District: Mendip

Civil Parish: Wookey

Built-Up Area: Wookey

Traditional County: Somerset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset

Tagged with: Lychgate

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WOOKEY CP
HIGH STREET (south side)
Lych gate at entrance to churchyard of Church of St Matthew

GV
II

Lych gate designed by F. Bligh Bond and built by Pittards of Langport. It was dedicated in January 1916 and was donated by Miss Badcock in memory of her sister. Rubble plinths with dressed freestone cappings, oak superstructure, shingled roof with bellcast and wheel-cross finials. Medieval style. Massive superstructure with four-rain posts, archbracing, bridging beams, roof ridge at right angles to frontage; ends of exposed beams carved with grotesque masks.

Bridging beam to frontage with inscription:- *MORS IANVA VITAE". Gates.

Listing NGR: ST5183445817

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