Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
19851
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
15/05/1998
Date of Amendment
15/05/1998
Name of Property
Sundial and base at the Church of St Nefydd and St Mary
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Conwy
Community
Llannefydd
Town
Locality
Llannefydd
Easting
298190
Northing
370600
Street Side
Location
Within the churchyard, immediately to the NW of the church.
Description
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Period
History
Former Parish Cross, presumably of late medieval date, and originally sited at the village crossroads. The cross was subsequently cut down and converted into a sundial base c1766; the brass sundial is said to have been the gift of Sir Robert Salusbury Cotton of Lleweni. In 1871 the cross base was removed to the vicarage grounds and was finally moved to its present location in 1978.
Exterior
Large stone base with chamfered corners, with a surmounting sandstone cross shaft of approximately 1m height; this is octagonal with stopped chamfers to the bottom. The truncated top of this has a fine brass sundial by Thomas Heath of London; inscribed around the sandstone rim is a churchwardens' dedication (lettering indistinct) with the date 17[66].
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed for its special historic interest as a former Parish Cross, later converted for use as a sundial.
Group value with the Church of St Nefydd and St Mary.
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