A stepped sundial, believed to date from the 17th century. There are six square steps in local sandstone with a turned column. The column has a cyma moulded capital and is topped by an octagonal brass dial.
The sundial has received a Grade II Listing from English Heritage, seperate from the Grade I listed St Wilfrid’s Church.
“The sundial is in the churchyard of St Wilfrid’s Church. It is in sandstone and stands on six square steps. The sundial has a square plan, and consists of a baluster with a moulded capital, on which is an octagonal brass plate and a broken gnomon” - English Heritage Listing
Further Reading:
St Wilfrids Church, Ribchester: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Wilfrid%27s_Church,_Ribchester
3D scan generated from on-site photogrammetry data by Lee Robert McStein
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