Sundial At Ragged Hall 9 Metres To North Of House is a Grade II listed building in the Dacorum local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 March 1987. Sundial.
Sundial At Ragged Hall 9 Metres To North Of House
- WRENN ID
- bitter-portal-wax
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dacorum
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 March 1987
- Type
- Sundial
- OS grid reference
- TL 061 120
- Coordinates
- 51.79707, -0.46263
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The sundial at Ragged Hall, located 9 meters north of the house, dates from 1716 and is set on an early 20th-century pedestal. It features a brass plate and gnomon mounted on a buff terra-cotta moulded pedestal. The square dial plate measures about 200 millimeters and has an angular openwork gnomon. The pedestal consists of a square-section terra-cotta pillar approximately one meter high, with square top and base. Each face of the shaft is adorned with lotus leaf ornamentation. The inscription reads: "This Dial was made for/John St. Alban in 1716 for/Alfoxton Hall Alfoxton Devonshire/ Wordsworth and Coleridge/ are known to have been there/ in 1796."
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