Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Date of Designation
06/10/1977
Date of Amendment
28/11/2003
Name of Property
Lychgate at entrance to Churchyard of Church of St Mary the Blessed Virgin
Unitary Authority
Cardiff
Location
In the centre of St Fagans village.
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
History
1885. Given by Mr Robert Forrest.
Exterior
Squared limestone walls. Welsh slate gabled roof with scissors truss and with arch-braced king post at each end; trefoil headed arcading between roof and side walls. Cross on outer face of gable. Pair of wooden gates in south-west side.
Reason for designation
Included as a part of the important group of historic estate buildings at the centre of St. Fagans village.
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