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A sundial of square section in two parts. The shaft is chamfered, with each face grooved vertically. The lower part of the shaft is a restoration dated 1932. The sundial has a plate dated 1707 but it appears to be a twentieth century copy. It is on a stepped base of two circular stones, possibly millstones.

Title

Sundial

Date

1686

Medium

sandstone & brass

Measurements

H 105 x W 23 x D 23 cm;
Plinth: H 39 x W 123 x D 127 cm

Accession number

BB7_SB_S192

Work type

Street furniture

Owner

St Helen's Church

Custodian

St Helen's Church

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Listing date

20/02/84

Access

at all times

Inscription description

each face inscribed within a shallow recessed square towards the top: north side, top 16 / 86; north side, bottom: 19 / 32; west side, top: WC / EH; south side, top: WC / TT; east side, top: IW / TP; dial inscribed: TEMPUS FUGIT / IRREPARABILE; and at the number VI: 1702

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