Market Place, Church of St Hilda, sundial
Market Place, Church of St Hilda, sundial
HER Number
8079
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Market Place, Church of St Hilda, sundial
Place
South Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
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
This sundial was listed Grade II in 1983 with the following description:
'Sundial to south-west of church in line with south face of church. 1703. Square stone pedestal. Incised dial, metal gnomon missing. Inscribed on south face of pedestal. "This was erected in ye year of our Lord 1703". Other faces inscribed with later dates and names of churchwardens.'
'Sundial to south-west of church in line with south face of church. 1703. Square stone pedestal. Incised dial, metal gnomon missing. Inscribed on south face of pedestal. "This was erected in ye year of our Lord 1703". Other faces inscribed with later dates and names of churchwardens.'
Easting
436064
Northing
567037
Grid Reference
NZ436064567037
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special architectural or Historic Interest, 4/43; NECT, 2015, National Heritage at Risk Grade II Project; https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1232157