Description

LANCASTER

SD4761NW PRIORY CHURCHYARD
1685-1/6/230 Sundial approx. 15 metres south of
tower of Priory Church of St Mary

GV II

Sundial. Late C18 and restored in 1894. Sandstone ashlar.
Gothick style. Square in plan with stepped base. The steps all
have nosings and the number of steps varies on each side: only
the east side has a full flight of 6 steps reaching the
ground. Each face of the shaft has, above the plinth, a panel
set between a pair of ogee mouldings and bearing an elongated
quatrefoil. This is topped by the square base of the dial,
which is concave in profile and also bears 8 quatrefoils, one
on each of the cardinal faces and 4 around the corners.
The bronze gnomon and dial, inscribed with Roman numerals and
the text 'SIC UMBRA VERTIT, SIC VITA FUGIT', were removed and
stored after being vandalised.

Listing NGR: SD4732961922

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q61781379

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