Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Date of Designation
15/11/2005
Date of Amendment
15/11/2005
Name of Property
Sundial in Hanmer churchyard
Unitary Authority
Wrexham
Location
In the churchyard SE of the porch.
History
Dated 1821. The sundial is shown in its present position on the 1873 Ordnance Survey.
Exterior
A baluster-shaped freestone pedestal with plate. The plate, by Dollond of London, includes the inscription 'Thomas South, Richard Hinton Churchwardens 1821'. The gnomon is missing.
Reason for designation
Listed as a well-preserved early C19 sundial, and for its contribution to the historical integrity of the churchyard and setting of the church.
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