From Death unto Life. Detail from the lychgate to St Peter Doddington. Lincolnshire

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A lychgate, also spelled lichgate, lycugate, lyke-gate or as two separate words lych gate, (from Old English lic, corpse) is a gateway covered with a roof found at the entrance to a traditional English or English-style churchyard.

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Location: Doddington Hall, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
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