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Sundial 150 Metres North of Belton House

A Grade II* Listed Building in Belton and Manthorpe, Lincolnshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9441 / 52°56'38"N

Longitude: -0.6173 / 0°37'2"W

OS Eastings: 493012

OS Northings: 339423

OS Grid: SK930394

Mapcode National: GBR DPS.DR6

Mapcode Global: WHGKH.H899

Plus Code: 9C4XW9VM+M3

Entry Name: Sundial 150 Metres North of Belton House

Listing Date: 21 September 1979

Last Amended: 14 November 1994

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1235882

English Heritage Legacy ID: 382879

Also known as: Moondial

ID on this website: 101235882

Location: Belton, South Kesteven, Lincolnshire, NG32

County: Lincolnshire

District: South Kesteven

Civil Parish: Belton and Manthorpe

Traditional County: Lincolnshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lincolnshire

Church of England Parish: Belton St Peter and St Paul

Church of England Diocese: Lincoln

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Description


BELTON & MANTHORPE
SK9339 BELTON PARK, Belton
1315-0/9/97 (East side)
21/09/79 Sundial 150 metres north of Belton
House
(Formerly Listed as:
BELTON PARK, Belton
Sundial approx 100m N of Belton
House)
GV II*

Sundial sited on the main garden axis. c1690. By CG Cibber.
Portland stone figure of Time, seated on a globe, supporting a
baluster column with the assistance of a cherub. The brass
dial is inscribed and signed by Thomas Wright, 1725. The
sundial stands on a modified octagonal sandstone base of 3
steps.
This sundial may have been commissioned by Sir John Brownlow,
builder of Belton House.
This building appears within Belton Park which is on the
Gardens Register at grade I.
(The Buildings of England: Pevsner N, Harris J & Antram N:
Lincolnshire: London: 1964-1989: 139; Marsden J & Barber A:
Belton House: London: 1985-1987: 46).


Listing NGR: SK9301239423

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