Lychgate at Church of St Mawnan
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Lychgate at Church of St Mawnan
Image: © Stuart Logan Taken: 8 Oct 2012
The lychgate is Grade II listed with English Heritage Building ID: 66206. It was built in 1881 and its prominent Cornish inscription translates to: "It is good for me to draw nigh unto God". The other small building is older but Grade II listed as well. It is possibly a detached vestry contemporary with the Lychgate but incorporating late medieval doorway. The door and doorway date from late 16th or early 17th C. granite dressings. The door is 4 panels wide and 3 panels high; the stiles, muntins and rails are moulded and studded and the tympanum panels are inscribed with the Roman letters RPJT. The only former rector whose name possibly fits the initials is John Trevilian, rector in 1586.See also: http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-66207-building-immediately-east-of-lychgate-mawnan
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Image Location
Latitude
50.104043
Longitude
-5.095113