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Sundial Immediately to South of Nave of Cathedral

A Grade II Listed Building in Lichfield, Staffordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6852 / 52°41'6"N

Longitude: -1.8306 / 1°49'50"W

OS Eastings: 411549

OS Northings: 309734

OS Grid: SK115097

Mapcode National: GBR 4DN.L0B

Mapcode Global: WHCGN.VRGV

Plus Code: 9C4WM5P9+3Q

Entry Name: Sundial Immediately to South of Nave of Cathedral

Listing Date: 17 June 1994

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1218802

English Heritage Legacy ID: 382784

ID on this website: 101218802

Location: St Mary and St Chad's Cathedral, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13

County: Staffordshire

District: Lichfield

Civil Parish: Lichfield

Built-Up Area: Lichfield

Traditional County: Staffordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Staffordshire

Tagged with: Sundial

Description


LICHFIELD

SK1109NE THE CLOSE 1094-1/5/227 (South side) Sundial immediately to south of Nave of Cathedral

GV II

Sundial. Date uncertain, probably C17 or early C18; 1st recorded 1781. Ashlar. Tall quatrefoil pier on plinth, with ring and moulded capital supporting cube with dials and gnomons to each face, reeded domical cap. An unusual feature whose origin is unknown, removed in 1781 and re-erected to the west end of the cathedral in 1785, removed and sold in 1881, and returned and re-erected on its present site in 1929. (Victoria History of the County of Stafford: Greenslade M W: Lichfield: Oxford: 1990-: P.56).

Listing NGR: SK1154809734

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