Lychgate - All Saints - Great Bourton, Oxfordshire
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N 52° 06.361 W 001° 20.132
30U E 613992 N 5774135
Lychgate and bell tower of All Saints' church, Great Bourton, designed by architect William White, 1882/3.
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Location: South East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/17/2020
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Lychgate and bell tower of All Saints' church, Great Bourton, designed by architect William White, 1882/3.
"In 1883 William White designed the lych-gate and Bell Tower which were a memorial gift to the Church. They are in gothic style with the stone gateway carrying the open work timber tower. With its steeply pitched roof the tower is a landmark on the western approach to the village and from the steep uphill road on the east it stands prominently on the skyline."
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"Lychgate, 1882 by William White. Ironstone ashlar. Open timberwork bell-tower with steeply pitched gabled wood shingle roof with finials. Doorway with pointed arched head and hood mould with foliated stops. 2 small timber gates filth h wrought-iron strap hinges. 4 lancers over doorway and single lancer to second tape. Interior has wooden bench seats and single stone vault. Plank door with wrought-iron hinge leads to staircase. (Buildings of England; Oxfordshire; 1974, p617)"
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