Building record 1027/1/3 - Lych Gate to Church of St. Denys

Lych gate. Dated 1883.

{1} Lych gate. Dated 1883. Limestone ashlar with plain-tile roof. High Victorian style. Elevation to road has double-stepped pointed arch with roll moulding and pairs of shafts with foliated capitals. Gable parapet with crocket decoration and finial has coat of arms in quatrefoil surrounded by foliage. Inscription in arch "Death is the gate of Life". Rear, similar but plainer, has Latin inscription with date in gable. Side elevations each of 2-window range of small lancets with the castellated part carving central gargoyles. Buttresses between windows, those at the corners with gabled copings. Interior has tiled floor and plain rib vaulted roof with inscription at springing level, "When a few years are come then I shall go away when I shall not return. Job.XV.1.CH.22V.". Pair of wrought iron gates.

{3} Undated photo;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 8/15 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), G03 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN44900.

<3> Various, Various, Photographs of buildings in Cold Ashby (Photographs). SNN111559.

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Jul 26 2024 3:40PM