Sundial About 30 Metres South of Church of St Mary

SUNDIAL ABOUT 30 METRES SOUTH OF CHURCH OF ST MARY, THE STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1116235
Date first listed:
22-Jun-1989
List Entry Name:
Sundial About 30 Metres South of Church of St Mary
Statutory Address:
SUNDIAL ABOUT 30 METRES SOUTH OF CHURCH OF ST MARY, THE STREET

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1116235
Date first listed:
22-Jun-1989
List Entry Name:
Sundial About 30 Metres South of Church of St Mary
Statutory Address 1:
SUNDIAL ABOUT 30 METRES SOUTH OF CHURCH OF ST MARY, THE STREET

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:
SUNDIAL ABOUT 30 METRES SOUTH OF CHURCH OF ST MARY, THE STREET

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Kent
District:
Tunbridge Wells (District Authority)
Parish:
Frittenden
National Grid Reference:
TQ 81327 40910

Details

FRITTENDEN THE STREET TQ 8040-8140 (north west side) 14/56 Sundial about 30 metres south of Church of St Mary GV II Sundial. Dated 1847, by Watkins and Hill, Charing Cross, London. Stone with bronze dial and gnomen. Octagonal base, with square plan stem, with clustered nook shafts, changing the plan to clover-leaf composed of 4 capital-shaped heads supporting clover-leaf shaped dial with simple gnomen. Inscribed on dial plate with fleur-de-lys and makers' names around the crown of the stem is inscribed "Time passeth away like a shadow Man is like a thing of nought"

Listing NGR: TQ8132740910

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Legacy System number:
169406
Legacy System:
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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

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