Old Cumbria Gazetteer
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| place:- | sundial, St Bees | |
| site name:- | St Mary and St Bega's Church | |
| locality:- | St Bees | |
| parish |
St Bees parish, once in
Cumberland
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| county:- | Cumbria | |
| sundial | ||
| coordinates:- |
NX96891217 | |
| 10Km square:- |
NX91
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| 1Km square | NX9612 | |
![]() sundial, St Bees -- St Mary and St Bega's Church -- St Bees -- St Bees -- Cumbria / -- 27.4.2011 | ||
![]() sundial, St Bees -- St Mary and St Bega's Church -- St Bees -- St Bees -- Cumbria / -- Pillar inscibed:- -- 'IW / IR / WB / 1679' -- 27.4.2011 | ||
| database:- |
Listed Buildings 2010
Listed Buildings 2010 | |
| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| SUNDIAL IN CHURCHYARD TO NORTH EAST OF PRIORY CHURCH CHANCEL / / B5345 / ST BEES / COPELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 76168 / NX9689912173 | ||
| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| Sundial, initialled and dated I.W., I.R., W.B., 1649 on top. 3 steps of sandstone slabs support monolithic octagonal stone shaft, c4 ft high, with central banding. Square top has circular brass plate with gnomon inset (probably not contemporary). | ||
| district:- | Copeland | |
| listed building | ||
| coordinates:- |
NX96891217 | |
| date:- | 2010 | |
| period:- | 2010s | |
| photographs | ||
| sundial, St Bees -- St Mary and St Bega's Church -- St Bees -- St Bees -- Cumbria / -- 27.4.2011 | |
| notes |
Cumbrian Sundials database, R Sylvester, 29.5.2008:-
St. Bees / In churchyard north of Priory, by road / Plinth newer than plate made 1649 British Sundial Society reference number 2725 | |
| Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008 | ||
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