Gibside Estate, sundial, piers and graveyard wall
Gibside Estate, sundial, piers and graveyard wall
HER Number
8198
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Gibside Estate, sundial, piers and graveyard wall
Place
Gibside
Map Sheet
NZ15NE
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
Site Type: Broad
Garden Ornament
Site Type: Specific
Sundial
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
Sundial: late C18/early C19. Sandstone and bronze.Cyma moulded plinth
to baluster decorated with garlands and acanthus leaves; moulded stone
slab holds circular bronze dial engraved OMNIS SPRITUS LAUDET DOMINUM.
Piers and wall around sundial: 2 circular piers, with cornice band and
cyma coping, flank entrance to enclosure formed by dwarf ashlar wall,
with low-sloping coping, from which railings have been removed. LISTED GRADE 2
to baluster decorated with garlands and acanthus leaves; moulded stone
slab holds circular bronze dial engraved OMNIS SPRITUS LAUDET DOMINUM.
Piers and wall around sundial: 2 circular piers, with cornice band and
cyma coping, flank entrance to enclosure formed by dwarf ashlar wall,
with low-sloping coping, from which railings have been removed. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
417160
Northing
558270
Grid Reference
NZ417160558270
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special architectural or Historic Interest, 10/114