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Thesaurus Term/Concept: LYCH GATE

Identifier 70102
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A covered gateway, at the entrance to a churchyard, where during a funeral a coffin could be set down until the vicar arrived.

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Instances/Examples (7)

Context Record
Monument Type MEX1002725 Lych gate at Church of St Mary the Virgin, Brentwood (Listed Building)
Monument Type MEX1002774 Lych gate to Church of St Paul, Brentwood (Listed Building)
Monument Type MEX1002832 Lych gate to Church of St Peter, Brentwood (Listed Building)
Monument Type MEX1012655 Lychgate and boundary wall to Church of St Mary (Listed Building)
Monument Type MEX1007018 Lychgate to churchyard of St Mary and St Hugh, Harlow (Listed Building)
Monument Type MEX1012409 Old School Room and Lych Gate and building to west (Listed Building)
Monument Type MEX1037713 Parish Church of All Saints, Chigwell (Listed Building)