Lych Gate, St Michael's, Elmley Lovett, Worcestershire, England
N 52° 19.493 W 002° 19.915
30U E 545531 N 5797383
The wooden Lych Gate of St. Michael's Church, Elmley Lovett
Waymark Code: WM132F5
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/01/2020
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A pyramid shaped tiled roof on a strong wooden supporting structure including ten sturdy wooden posts. There are wooden gates within the lychgate.
Approached by a dirt track from the main road through the village, from which is it hidden by trees.
Elmley Lovett is a small hamlet with three or four farms, a few cottages, most of which are invisible as you pass through.
Excerpts from the (
visit link) website :-
"t Michael's is a Grade II* listed Parish church. C14 tower, remainder rebuilt 1839-1840 by John Mills. Ashlar, tile roof. Chancel, nave, west tower. Tower: C14, three stages, recessed octagonal spire, battlemented parapet with three corner pinnacles (north-west pinnacle missing).
Fittings: late C19 font, C17 altar table, a hatchment and the Royal arms. The church stands in the middle of a deserted medieval village.