Description

NY 62 NW TEMPLE SOWERBY

2(INSET)/117 Sundial in front of
Acorn Bank house

G.V. II

Sundial, mid C17. Found in Temple Sowerby village, it was moved first of all to
Millrigg, ¼ mile from Acorn Bank. Cubic sundial sits on top of square stone
which is placed centrally on oval table supported on 2 turned balusters.
Sundial plate and gnomen are missing. The coats-of-arms of the Dalston and
Fallowfield families are on opposite faces of the sundial with an inscription on
the other 2 faces which runs as follows: "Staie, Passenger, tell me my name and
thy nature./Thy name is Dieall, I a mortal creature" and "Since my name and thy
nature soe agree,/ Think of thyself when thou looks upon me."

Listing NGR: NY6172428200

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26520254

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)