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| HER Number: | MDV107025 |
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| Name: | Sundial at Shobrooke Park |
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Summary
Sundial on terrace. The ornate brass dial inscribed 'Carpenter and Westley, Regent Street, London, 1851' and includes the initials of John Henry Hippisley, owner of Shobrooke Park at that time.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 855 015 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS80SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Shobrooke |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHOBROOKE |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SUNDIAL (Dated, XIX - 1851 AD to 1851 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Sun Dial marked.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
English Heritage, 2014, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV355683.
[Part of] Sundial terrace, including steps, walls, seats and sundial.
Sundial is fixed to a fluted drum on Tuscan base with neck decorated with carved lions' masks and festoons set on octagonal plinth of 3 steps. Ornate brass dial inscribed 'Carpenter and Westley, Regent Street, London, 1851' and includes the initials of John Henry Hippisley.
See listing description for full details of terrace.
Nicholas Pearson Associates, Sept 2013, Shobrooke Park, Parkland Plan, 43, Fig. 14 (Report - Survey). SDV352483.
Sundial on the terrace dated 1851. It was made by Carpenter and Westley, Regent Street, London. The initials of John Hippisley are also engraved on the sundial. It was made for a formal garden terrace designed by T.L. Donaldson.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV352483 | Report - Survey: Nicholas Pearson Associates. Sept 2013. Shobrooke Park, Parkland Plan. Nicholas Pearson Associates Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. 43, Fig. 14. |
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| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #66543 ] |
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| SDV355683 | National Heritage List for England: English Heritage. 2014. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Website. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV32594 | Part of: Shobrooke Park (Park/Garden) |
| MDV21778 | Related to: Shobrooke Park House (Building) |
| MDV32026 | Related to: Sundial Terrace, Shobrooke Park (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6279 - Site survey and Analysis of Shobrooke Park
| Date Last Edited: | May 28 2014 12:28PM |
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