2007

SK4060 : Lych Gate

taken 17 years ago, near to Morton, Derbyshire, England

This is 1 of 2 images, with title Lych Gate in this square
Lych Gate
Lych Gate
This photograph of the lych gate of the SK4060 : Holy Cross Church (CofE), Morton, Derbyshire was taken from the SK4060 : Churchyard looking toward SK4060 : Church Lane.

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For another photograph of the lych gate, click here SK4060 : Lych Gate.

To the left (northerly) of the picture Church Lane joins the B6014 where SK4060 : Stretton Road (north-westerly) becomes SK4060 : Main Road (Easterly).
Some 100metres to the right the lane has a junction with Higham Lane.
Close by (ahead left, just beyond the parked car) is a SK4060 : Footpath to SK4060 : Morton Recreation Field.

Lych gate: the word lych comes from the Saxon for ‘dead’ and, in this context, refers to a covered gate with a bench upon which a coffin could be placed until the priest arrived to conduct the burial. The service would begin at the lych gate and the priest and mourners would process to the church and then on to the place of burial. If the mourners could not afford a coffin then the deceased would be wrapped in a shroud.

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Category: Lych gate
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Lych Gate and the Priest and Mourners [2] Other Photos: · Lych Gate · Stretton Road · Stretton Road Title Clusters: · Lych Gate [2] ·
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SK4060, 58 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Alan Walker   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 21 March, 2007   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 27 March, 2007
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 407 601 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:8.1903N 1:23.5492W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 407 601
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EAST (about 90 degrees)
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