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HER Number: | MDV10910 |
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Name: | Sundials in St Winifred's Church, Branscombe |
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Summary
There are two sundials, one at the south-east corner of the chancel and the other over the disused doorway to the tower.
Location
Grid Reference: | SY 195 884 |
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Map Sheet: | SY18NE |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Branscombe |
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District | East Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | BRANSCOMBE |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY18NE/9/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SUNDIAL (VIII to Late Medieval - 701 AD? (Between) to 1539 AD? (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV122051.
Crowley, j. /tda/93(1961)281/sundials in south devon.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV122052.
Cresswell, b. F. /dcnq/17(1932-1933)325/scratch dials on devonshire churches.
CRESSWELL, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV25789.
Parish church of st winifred. There appears to be a very early scratch dial. It may be a saxon mass dial.(crowley). A doubtful scratch dial on the se end of the chancel wall.(cresswell).
Butters, F. C., 1980, Branscombe and the Parish and the Church, 28 (Pamphlet). SDV363022.
There is a 'unique' sundial in the south-east corner of the chancel, the buttress at the angle acting as the gnomon. Another sundial stands over the disused doorway to the tower.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV122051 | Migrated Record: |
SDV122052 | Migrated Record: |
SDV25789 | Migrated Record: CRESSWELL. |
SDV363022 | Pamphlet: Butters, F. C.. 1980. Branscombe and the Parish and the Church. Paperback Volume. 28. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV10909 | Part of: Parish Church of St. Winifred, Branscombe (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Mar 16 2023 9:25AM |
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