List entry Summary
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Name: SUNDIAL APPROXIMATELY 15 METRES SOUTH OF TOWER OF PRIORY CHURCH OF ST MARY
List entry Number: 1195070
Location
SUNDIAL APPROXIMATELY 15 METRES SOUTH OF TOWER OF PRIORY CHURCH OF ST MARY, PRIORY CHURCHYARD
The building may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
| County |
District |
District Type |
Parish |
| Lancashire | Lancaster | District Authority | |
National Park: Not applicable to this List entry.
Grade: II
Date first listed: 13-Mar-1995
Date of most recent amendment: Not applicable to this List entry.
Legacy System Information
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Legacy System: LBS
UID: 383263
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List entry Description
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Reasons for Designation
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History
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Details
LANCASTER
SD4761NW PRIORY CHURCHYARD
1685-1/6/230 Sundial approx. 15 metres south of
tower of Priory Church of St Mary
GV II
Sundial. Late C18 and restored in 1894. Sandstone ashlar.
Gothick style. Square in plan with stepped base. The steps all
have nosings and the number of steps varies on each side: only
the east side has a full flight of 6 steps reaching the
ground. Each face of the shaft has, above the plinth, a panel
set between a pair of ogee mouldings and bearing an elongated
quatrefoil. This is topped by the square base of the dial,
which is concave in profile and also bears 8 quatrefoils, one
on each of the cardinal faces and 4 around the corners.
The bronze gnomon and dial, inscribed with Roman numerals and
the text 'SIC UMBRA VERTIT, SIC VITA FUGIT', were removed and
stored after being vandalised.
Listing NGR: SD4732961922
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National Grid Reference: SD 47329 61922
Map
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