Jesmond, Fernwood Road, Mansion House, sundial

HER Number:
12298

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Jesmond, Fernwood Road, Mansion House, sundial

Place:
Jesmond

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

Class:
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces

Site Type: Broad:
Garden Ornament

Site Type: Specific:
Sundial

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
In the garden of the Mansion House there is a sundial. It stands in front of a stone bench which is inscribed 'REST AND BE THANKFUL'. The sundial is inscribed 'WILLIAM ELLISON ESQ. MAY 1711. RALPH REED ESQ. SHERIFFE'. The sundial is from the Old Mansion House on The Close. It was probably moved to its present position in 1954.

Easting:
2547

Northing:
6567

Grid Reference:
NZ25476567

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Brenda Whitelock, 1992, Timepieces of Newcastle, p 56