Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
26488
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
25/04/2002
Date of Amendment
25/04/2002
Name of Property
Lychgate at Church of St Michael
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Vale of Glamorgan
Community
Michaelston-le-Pit and Leckwith
Town
Cardiff
Locality
Michaelston-le-Pit
Easting
315179
Northing
172996
Street Side
Location
Forming the churchyard entrance NE of the church.
Description
Broad Class
Commemorative
Period
History
Commemorates local soldiers killed in First World War. Dedicated in 1920.
Exterior
Lychgate which incorporates a war memorial. Main structure of unstained oak. The base or plinth is a stepped-up extension of the churchyard wall, with narrow wooden double gates with pierced lancets and quatrefoils, long decorative hinges and moulded and swept top rail. Gabled roof is slate covered with deeply overhanging sprocketed eaves, Tudor-arched main doorway, flanked by similar pierced lancets enriched by carved bunches of grapes on upper corners; inscription from St John's gospel over the lintel and further inscription on the crossed timbers attached to the boarded gable which is pierced by quatrefoils to side and a cross in apex. Side walls comprise panels of pierced lancets and quatrefoils divided by plain battered panels. W gable end is similar to E but with 7 quatrefoils above in place of the inscription.
Interior
Inside the porch are panelled pews against the side walls. A metal plaque commemorates the dead of the First World War.
Reason for designation
Listed as a fine small timber building; group value with the church.
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