Atherington Devon
Out through the 1880 lych gate which retains in the middle a long stone beir rest from an earlier gate. . When a person died, their shroud wrapped corpse would be brought to the lych gate and laid upon the lych stone. The priest would receive the corpse at the lych gate, and conduct the first part of the funeral service under its shelter.
- Church of St Mary, Atherington Devon
Picture with thanks - copyright sites.rootsweb.com/~ukdevon/AtheringtonTour.htm
Atherington Devon
Out through the 1880 lych gate which retains in the middle a long stone beir rest from an earlier gate. . When a person died, their shroud wrapped corpse would be brought to the lych gate and laid upon the lych stone. The priest would receive the corpse at the lych gate, and conduct the first part of the funeral service under its shelter.
- Church of St Mary, Atherington Devon
Picture with thanks - copyright sites.rootsweb.com/~ukdevon/AtheringtonTour.htm