Lychgate to Church of St. Twrog, Maentwrog, Gwynedd

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9454 / 52°56'43"N

Longitude: -3.9887 / 3°59'19"W

OS Eastings: 266467

OS Northings: 340524

OS Grid: SH664405

Mapcode National: GBR 5W.LHJY

Mapcode Global: WH55N.P7T9

Plus Code: 9C4RW2W6+5G

Entry Name: Lychgate to Church of St. Twrog

Listing Date: 25 February 2005

Last Amended: 25 February 2005

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 84008

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

ID on this website: 300084008

Location: Set along the W side of Bull Street (A496) in the centre of the village of Maentwrog; located between Neuadd Llewelyn and Pen-y-Bryn.

County: Gwynedd

Community: Maentwrog

Traditional County: Merionethshire

Tagged with: Lychgate

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History

Late C19 lychgate, contemporary with the adjacent Church for which it was built, and dated 1897 by a commemorative inscription above the entrance.

Exterior

Late C19 gabled lychgate. Timber framed with Gelli Grin stone panelled infill Chamfered posts and Tudor arches to each entrance. The slate roof has feathered eaves and shaped bargeboards on shaped brackets.
The E entrance faces the road and has timber gates of alterate tall and short vertical rails. The head of the entrance bears an inscription which reads: In : commemoration : of : the : 60 : year : reign : of : Her : Majesty / VICTORIA : Queen : and : Empress : anno : dom : 1897 : There is clock at the gable apex on shaped brackets and with a pyramidal roof.

Interior

Late C19 lychgate, contemporary with the adjacent church for which it was built, and dated 1897 by a commemorative inscription above the entrance.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a well-detailed late C19 lychgate in an rts and Crafts gothic style that forms a group with the adjacent Church of St. Twrog for which it was built.

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II Pen-y-Bryn
Set alongside the W side of Bull Street (A496) in the centre of the village of Maentwrog; directly ESE of the Church of St. Twrog.
II Neuadd Llewelyn
Set along the W side of Bull Street (A496) at the N end of the village of Maentwrog; at the end of the row of houses in alignment with The Grapes Hotel, to S of Glan Dwyryd.
II Glan Dwyryd
Set at the W side of Bull Street (A496) in the centre of the village of Maentwrog; directly E of the Church of St. Twrog; between the former Co-operative shop and Neuadd Llewelyn.
II Bron-y-wern
Set back slightly from the W side of Bull Street (A496) in the centre of the village of Maentwrog; to S of Pen-y-Bryn and the lychgate to the Church of St. Twrog.
II Tan-lan
Set along the E side of Bull Street (A496) at the N end of the village of Maentwrog; opposite The Grapes Hotel.
II Bwlch y Maen - Former Co-operative shop
Set along the W side of Bull Street (A496) at the N end of the village of Maentwrog; in alignment and directly S of The Grapes Hotel.
II Steps up to Penlan, with flanking walls
On the E side of Bull Street in the village of Maentwrog S of the War Memorial
II Llys Twrog
Set at right angles to the W side of Bull Street (A496) in the centre of the village of Maentwrog; to SE of the Church of St. Twrog.

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Lychgate to Church of St. Twrog

A Grade II Listed Building in Maentwrog, Gwynedd