2008

SU6041 : Lych gate, St Mary the Virgin, Preston Candover

taken 16 years ago, near to Preston Candover, Hampshire, England

Lych gate, St Mary the Virgin, Preston Candover
Lych gate, St Mary the Virgin, Preston Candover
Many churches have a lych gate built over the main entrance to the enclosed area round the church. The name, also spelt lich or lytch, is from the Anglo Saxon 'lich' meaning corpse. The gate marks the division between consecrated and unconsecrated ground, where the bearers sheltered with the coffin, waiting for the clergyman to lead the procession before the burial.

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Category: Lych gate
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · St Mary the Virgin Church [18] · Lych Gate [3] · Sheltered [3] ·
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SU6041, 110 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Maigheach-gheal   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 17 February, 2008   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 18 February, 2008
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 606 415 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:10.2044N 1:8.0162W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 606 415
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SOUTH (about 180 degrees)
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