traditions Traditionally in some parts of England, particularly parts of Yorkshire, at the end of the wedding as the bride and groom leave the church the gates are closed (or where there is an absence of gates a rope is held across) by the local children and the couple have to pay them to let them pass. Conversely, in Cheshire and Shropshire, wedding parties would never pass through the lychgate, so as to avoid misfortune. Examples See also Corpse road Church porch Lich Lyke-Wake Dirge References External links A restoration of a lych gate at Houghton-le-Spring's Hillside Cemetery Horsham's Denne Road Lych Gate featuring a traditional lychgate Otterbourne lychgate Illustrated article on lych gates in Newfoundland, Canada Christianity in England Church architecture Types of gates