Memorials & monuments · East Midlands
Lychgate
Lychgate — Grade II listed building-listed memorial in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
Dave Hitchborne — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
About
Lychgate is a Grade II listed building-listed memorial in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom, registered on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE entry 1147551). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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Heritage listing
A lychgate (from Old English līc, corpse) or resurrection gate is a covered gateway found at the entrance to a traditional English or English-style churchyard. Examples also exist outside the British Isles in places such as Canada, the Upland South and Texas in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Norway, and Sweden.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
A lychgate (from Old English līc, corpse) or resurrection gate is a covered gateway found at the entrance to a traditional English or English-style churchyard. Examples also exist outside the British Isles in places such as Canada, the Upland South and Texas in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Norway, and Sweden.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 52.8082, -0.0839
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lychgate?
- Lychgate is in East Midlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.8082°, -0.0839°.
- Is Lychgate a listed building?
- Lychgate carries the heritage designation "Grade II listed building" — a protective status under UK heritage law.