Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Sundial in churchyard
Montgomery, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Montgomery, Powys, designated on 30 March 1983.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
- Date of designation
- 30 March 1983
- Town
- Montgomery
- Community
- Montgomery
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.56078, -3.14680
- Cadw reference
- 7949
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1637 map "Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 165 Montgomery (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on E side of S path to church porch.
History
C19 octagonal stone sundial shaft. The dial (missing in 2005) was described in 1983 as being inscribed with the name of Maurice Lloyd (possibly the Rev Maurice Lloyd, rector 1831-73, but the name Maurice was common in the family) and with the makers' name - W & S Jones, 30 Holborn, London.
Exterior
Sundial shaft, grey sandstone ashlar, Tudor style. Octagonal shaft with long rectangular sunk panels each face, ogee-moulded base and moulded cap. Flat top with marks of missing sundial.
Reason for designation
Included as a C19 sundial shaft, of group value with the church.
Nearby in the register
- Parish Church of Saint NicholasReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Churchyard wall, gate piers and gatesReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Humphreys Memorial in churchyardReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Bowling Green Cottage and railingsDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.