Sundial 150 Metres North Of Belton House is a Grade II* listed building in the South Kesteven local planning authority area, England. A Baroque Sundial.

Sundial 150 Metres North Of Belton House

WRENN ID: tall-shingle-poplar
Grade: II*
Local Planning Authority: South Kesteven
Country: England
Type: Sundial
Period: Baroque
Source: Historic England listing

Description

BELTON & MANTHORPE SK9339 BELTON PARK, Belton 1315-0/9/97 (East side) 21/09/79 Sundial 150 metres north of Belton House (Formerly Listed as: BELTON PARK, Belton Sundial approx 100m N of Belton House) GV II*

Sundial sited on the main garden axis. c1690. By CG Cibber. Portland stone figure of Time, seated on a globe, supporting a baluster column with the assistance of a cherub. The brass dial is inscribed and signed by Thomas Wright, 1725. The sundial stands on a modified octagonal sandstone base of 3 steps. This sundial may have been commissioned by Sir John Brownlow, builder of Belton House. This building appears within Belton Park which is on the Gardens Register at grade I. (The Buildings of England: Pevsner N, Harris J & Antram N: Lincolnshire: London: 1964-1989: 139; Marsden J & Barber A: Belton House: London: 1985-1987: 46).

Listing NGR: SK9301239423

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