Lych gate at Newburn Church

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The photograph on this page of Lych gate at Newburn Church by Stuart Logan as part of the Geograph project.

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Lych gate at Newburn Church

Image: © Stuart Logan Taken: 2 Apr 2006

The Saxon word lych means corpse. Traditionally the lych gate was where the officiating clergy at a funeral, waited for the arrival of the coffin and its cortege. This one dates from 1885 and carries a memorial plaque to William Hedley the railway pioneer.

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Image Location

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54.982654
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-1.740586