Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
20204
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
29/07/1998
Date of Amendment
29/07/1998
Name of Property
Sundial in churchyard of the Church of St Mary
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Wrexham
Community
Chirk
Town
Wrexham
Locality
Chirk
Easting
329134
Northing
337614
Street Side
E
Location
The sundial stands in grass within the churchyard, 2m S of the path from the lychgate to the church door.
Description
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Period
History
The sundial was erected by churchwardens in 1827.
Exterior
Made of sandstone. A tall octagonal pillar with moulded top and wide moulded base. Each facet of the octagon has a deeply cut roll-moulded lancet rising to a pointed arch. On top, a brass plate by W S Jones of Holborn, London, inscribed for W Potter and R Edwards, churchwardens, and giving the date.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as a complete sundial in a style typical of its period, of group value with the church.
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