Listed Building: LYCHGATE (1068606)

BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA CHURCH HILL TQ 74 NE (East side) 2/23 25.7.52 Lychgate GV II* Lychgate. C16 or earlier. Timber framed, with plain tile roof. 2 timber- framed bays. Gabled. 3 trusses. Chamfered posts un-jowled but with upstands to top, and jowled to bases. Cambered chamfered tie-beams with short solid-spandrel braces. Similar braces to wall-plates. Moulded octagonal crown-post with head braces, to central truss. 2 outer crown-posts plain, with head and foot-braces. Collar purlin and wall-plates extend beyond the end trusses by about 2 rafters. Gable end collars have king struts above. Cusped bargeboards. Side walls open above midrails, boarded below, with continuous seat. Ground-cills on stone plinths. A relatively uncommon survival in this area. Listing NGR: TQ7692749528