Sundial Approximately 15 Metres South Of Tower Of Priory Church Of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Lancaster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 March 1995. Sundial.

Sundial Approximately 15 Metres South Of Tower Of Priory Church Of St Mary

WRENN ID
heavy-cellar-cobweb
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lancaster
Country
England
Date first listed
13 March 1995
Type
Sundial
Source
Historic England listing

Description

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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