Midhurst Sundial
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Location
| Street: | North Street |
| Town: | Midhurst |
| Parish: | Midhurst |
| Council: | Chichester District Council |
| County: | West Sussex |
| Postcode: | GU29 |
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| Object setting: | On building |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Affixed high on the wall of Chichester District Council Area Office. |
| In the AZ book: | West Sussex |
| Page: | 59 |
| Grid reference: | H9 |
| The A-Z books used are A-Z East Sussex and A-Z West Sussex (Editions 1A 2005). Geographers' A-Z Map Company Ltd. Sevenoaks. | |
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Makers
| Name : | Sally Hersh |
| Role: | Sculptor |
| Name : | Tony P. Brooks |
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | Chichester District Council |
| Construction period: | 1996 |
| Installation date: | 1996 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Chichester District Council |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | A vertical direct sundial, handcarved and gilded. Inscribed at the bottom of the sundial are the latitude, longitude and declination of the location. A white metal plaque underneath provides an explanation and graph related to local solar time. |
| Signatures: | Gilded signature to bottom right of dial:
Sally Hersh 1996 |
| Inscription: | MIDHURST 1995 Inscribed at the bottom of the dial, gilded letters: Latitude: 50°59’15”N Longitude: 0°44’24”W Declination: S77°40’W |
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Classification
| Categories: | Functional, Commemorative |
| Object type1: | Street furniture |
| Object subtype1: | Clock |
| Subject type1: | Non-figurative |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Sundial |
| Material: | Black granite with gilded letters |
| Height (cm): | 80 |
| Width (cm): | 65 |
| Depth (cm): | 4 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 02/04/2008 |
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History
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References
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Photographs
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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