Sundial Approximately 10 Metres South Of Tower Of Church Of St John The Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 October 1987. Sundial.

Sundial Approximately 10 Metres South Of Tower Of Church Of St John The Baptist

WRENN ID: frozen-corner-cream
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Shropshire
Country: England
Date first listed: 21 October 1987
Type: Sundial
Source: Historic England listing

Description

RUYTON-XI-TOWNS C.P. CHURCH STREET (north SJ 32 SE side)

8/140 Sundial approx. 10m south - of tower of Church of St. John the Baptist

GV II

Sundial. Dated 1725 but base is possibly earlier. Sandstone. Stepped hexagonal plinth has octagonal shaft with moulded plinth and capping. Brass gnomon and plate, latter inscribed "Edmd Bullock Ellesmere Fecit 1725 Peter Bassnett James Alexander Church Wardens" around rim. The hexagonal base may possibly be that of a medieval churchyard cross. D.H.S. Cranage, The Churches of Shropshire, Part 9 (1908), p. 825.

Listing NGR: SJ3947122146

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