Sundial, St.Cuthbert's Church, St.Cuthbert Street, Wells, Somerset.
Posted by: 
greysman
N 51° 12.498 W 002° 39.007
30U E 524441 N 5673047
High on the south face of the clerestory, a timber sundial in need of a bit of TLC.
Waymark Code: WMQ1NH
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/30/2015
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This Grade I Parish Church was built in the C13th and has been greatly modified especially externally in the C15th. There has also been some C19th restoration which are not so obvious. Most of the south side is Doulting ashlar stonework with a rendered south transept and dressed rubble clerestory, the north side is mostly random rubble with ashlar dressings, the chancel is all ashlar, whilst the roofs are of low pitch behind a parapet. The plan is a three-bay aisled sanctuary with an added sanctuary, a seven-bay aisled nave with former transepts and two bays of chapels each side in addition, north and south porches, and a west tower.
The sundial is of square timber construction with beading all round and painted a shade of blue with gold Roman numerals and hour marks. The wrought iron gnomon emerges from a semi-circular sun. The marked hours are from VIam to Vpm.
Some of the paint is peeling (26 Oct.2015) and some of the beading is deteriorating.
Sundial Type: Vertical - Wall mounted dial plate
Related Web Site: Not listed
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