Gibside Estate, sundial, piers and graveyard wall

HER Number:
8198

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Gibside Estate, sundial, piers and graveyard wall

Place:
Gibside

Map Sheet:
NZ15NE

Class:
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces

Site Type: Broad:
Garden Ornament

Site Type: Specific:
Sundial

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18-C19

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Sundial: late C18/early C19. Sandstone and bronze.Cyma moulded plinth to baluster decorated with garlands and acanthus leaves; moulded stone slab holds circular bronze dial engraved OMNIS SPRITUS LAUDET DOMINUM. Piers and wall around sundial: 2 circular piers, with cornice band and cyma coping, flank entrance to enclosure formed by dwarf ashlar wall, with low-sloping coping, from which railings have been removed. LISTED GRADE 2

Easting:
1716

Northing:
5827

Grid Reference:
NZ17165827

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special architectural or Historic Interest, 10/114