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Decorative, but not a functioning sundial. Upright Roman hour numerals marked out from 3am to 10pm. Gnomon offset to the west, with 11 vertically below. Across the top in Gothic script ‘Thames to the Sea’, and below ‘Time Eternity’. Gold sunburst around the gnomon root. The dial plate, with arched top, is set into brickwork of gable end of building overlooking the River Thames.

SRN:
7561
Year:
Reports:
2012
Address:
1 – 3 Fellows Close
Fairlawn Wharf, East Street
Abingdon
Oxfordshire
Coords:
N51 40 04, W01 17 03
Nat Grid:
SU 496 968
Condition:
Fair
Dial Type:
Vertical (D)
Access:
Visible
Maker:
Materials:
Painted stone?
Dimensions:
Estd o/a 914h x 1143w