Listed Building record MDO31654 - Lych gate at St George's church, Reforne, Portland

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Summary

A lych gate built of Portland Stone ashlar with a slate roof carrying a decorative iron cross. The churchyard wall rises to join the lych. Inscriptions on the lintels read ‘To the Glory of God’ and ‘ A Shelter for those who mourn’, while plaques inside record that the gate is a memorial to Rebecca Newman Stone, who died in 1934, and (undated) ‘Also erected in memory of Edward and Ann Comben Stone’.

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Full Description

GREENBACK List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Scheduling record). SDO19706.

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  • --- Scheduling record: GREENBACK List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 68676 72008 (3m by 5m)
Map sheet SY67SE
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Aug 22 2024 7:56PM

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