Monument record 1496/1/3 - Sundial at Dean Row Chapel

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Summary

Memorial sundial: c.1870. Made of sandstone with three simple copper sundials.

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Full Description

Memorial sundial: c.1870. Ashlar buff sandstone. 3 square steps support square base with hollow chamfered top. Chamfered shaft with a projecting cornice carries a square head with colonettes at the corners. 3 simple copper sundials on the west, south and east faces and on the north face, a plaque reading "IN REMEMBERANCE OF THE FOUNDERS OF DEAN ROW CHAPEL, CIRCA 1688". The cap imitates a tiled pyramidal roof (1).


<1> Department of the Environment, 1971-2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, /2/234 (Report). SCH1934.

<2> Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (RCHME), 1994, An Inventory of Non-Conformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in the North of England, Cheshire Number 145 (Book). SCH4548.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Report: Department of the Environment. 1971-2005. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. N/A. /2/234.
  • <2> Book: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (RCHME). 1994. An Inventory of Non-Conformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in the North of England. Cheshire Number 145.

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Location

Grid reference SJ 871 815 (point) 8 Figure Ref
Map sheet SJ88SE
Civil Parish WILMSLOW, MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE EAST
Historic Township/Parish/County BOLLIN FEE, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Apr 8 2025 1:00PM