2012

TQ6741 : Lychgate, All Saints Church

taken 12 years ago, near to Brenchley, Kent, England

Lychgate, All Saints Church
Lychgate, All Saints Church
Grade II listed. LinkExternal link
Brenchley

Brenchley is an attractive village east of Tunbridge Wells. It has a number of Tudor and Elizabethan buildings and many listed buildings. The village has a church, school, post office and butchers.
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Lych Gates

A lychgate or as two separate words lych gate, is a gateway covered with a roof found at the entrance to a traditional English churchyard. The name comes from the Old English for a corpse (lic) and was traditionally where the clergy met the corpse for burial. It was also a shelter for the pall bearers.

Listed Buildings and Structures

Listed buildings and structures are officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance. There are over half a million listed structures in the United Kingdom, covered by around 375,000 listings.
Listed status is more commonly associated with buildings or groups of buildings, however it can cover many other structures, including bridges, headstones, steps, ponds, monuments, walls, phone boxes, wrecks, parks, and heritage sites, and in more recent times a road crossing (Abbey Road) and graffiti art (Banksy 'Spy-booth') have been included.

In England and Wales there are three main listing designations;
Grade I (2.5%) - exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important.
Grade II* (5.5%) - particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Grade II (92%) - nationally important and of special interest.

There are also locally listed structures (at the discretion of local authorities) using A, B and C designations.

In Scotland three classifications are also used but the criteria are different. There are around 47,500 Listed buildings.
Category A (8%)- generally equivalent to Grade I and II* in England and Wales
Category B (51%)- this appears generally to cover the ground of Grade II, recognising national importance.
Category C (41%)- buildings of local importance, probably with some overlap with English Grade II.

In Northern Ireland the criteria are similar to Scotland, but the classifications are:
Grade A (2.3%)
Grade B+ (4.7%)
Grade B (93%)

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TQ6741, 839 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 27 August, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 21 January, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 6796 4175 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:9.0219N 0:24.0059E
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OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 6796 4175
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