Midhurst Sundial
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Location
Street: | North Street |
Town: | Midhurst |
Parish: | Midhurst |
Council: | Chichester District Council |
County: | West Sussex |
Postcode: | GU29 |
Location on Google Map | |
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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Photographs
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons | Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons | |
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