Sundial in St Mary's churchyard, Conwy, Conwy

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2805 / 53°16'49"N

Longitude: -3.8289 / 3°49'43"W

OS Eastings: 278160

OS Northings: 377507

OS Grid: SH781775

Mapcode National: GBR 1ZPH.VR

Mapcode Global: WH654.4SZZ

Plus Code: 9C5R75JC+6F

Entry Name: Sundial in St Mary's churchyard

Listing Date: 8 October 1981

Last Amended: 5 May 2006

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 3354

Building Class: Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces

ID on this website: 300003354

Location: To the S of the nave, opposite the narrow lane leading from Rose Hill Street.

County: Conwy

Town: Conwy

Community: Conwy

Locality: Walled town

Built-Up Area: Conwy

Traditional County: Caernarfonshire

Tagged with: Sundial

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History

Dated 1761.

Exterior

A freestone shaped pedestal on a square base. It has a flat square top with original plate and gnomon. The plate bears the inscription 'Erected by the Corporation of Conway, Robert Wynn, Hugh Williams and John Nuttall Bailiffs, 1761, Meredith Hughes fecit'.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a rare well-preserved C18 sundial, and for group value with the church and other listed churchyard items.

External Links

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II Gate piers, gates and railings at Church Street entrance to St Mary's churchyard
At the W entrance to the churchyard, at the end of a short lane on the E side of Church Street.
II Gate piers and gates at Rose Hill Street entrance to St Mary's churchyard
Fronting the street on the S side of the church.
II Ty Newydd
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II Former Welsh Baptist Chapel, including forecourt gates, gate piers and railings
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Sundial in St Mary's churchyard

A Grade II Listed Building in Conwy, Conwy