Fernwood Road, Mansion House, sundial
Fernwood Road, Mansion House, sundial
HER Number
12298
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Fernwood Road, Mansion House, sundial
Place
Jesmond
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
Site Type: Broad
Garden Ornament
Site Type: Specific
Sundial
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
In the garden of the Mansion House there is a sundial. It stands in front of a stone bench which is inscribed 'REST AND BE THANKFUL'. The sundial is inscribed 'WILLIAM ELLISON ESQ. MAY 1711. RALPH REED ESQ. SHERIFFE'. The sundial is from the Old Mansion House on The Close. It was probably moved to its present position in 1954.
Easting
425470
Northing
565670
Grid Reference
NZ425470565670
Sources
Brenda Whitelock, 1992, Timepieces of Newcastle, p 56