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Sundial 20 Metres East of Hall Porch

A Grade II Listed Building in Newton-on-the-Moor and Swarland, Northumberland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.3362 / 55°20'10"N

Longitude: -1.7355 / 1°44'7"W

OS Eastings: 416876

OS Northings: 604719

OS Grid: NU168047

Mapcode National: GBR J6BQ.2X

Mapcode Global: WHC1Y.94TH

Plus Code: 9C7W87P7+FR

Entry Name: Sundial 20 Metres East of Hall Porch

Listing Date: 15 September 1988

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1041866

English Heritage Legacy ID: 236856

ID on this website: 101041866

Location: Newton on the Moor, Northumberland, NE65

County: Northumberland

Civil Parish: Newton-on-the-Moor and Swarland

Traditional County: Northumberland

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Northumberland

Church of England Parish: Shilbottle St James

Church of England Diocese: Newcastle

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Description


6/187 NEWTON-ON-THE-MOOR NEWTON HALL
NU 10 SE
6/187 Sundial 20 metres
east of Hall porch

GV II

Sundial dated 1906. Ashlar; bronze. Octagonal 2-step base carries shaft,
square in plan with concave faces and chamfered corners, and swept in profile.
Face towards house has carved solar disc below cartouche with date and
initials C.W. (Cecilia Widdrington); fluted frieze and moulded cornice.
Top carries inlaid dial with gnomon, bronze scrolls and quotation from
Macbeth, and plate with sonnet written by S.F. Widdrington.


Listing NGR: NU1687604719

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