Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Scafe Sundial, Horniman Gardens, London Rd. Photograph
Region ID | CL | |
Work ID | 893 | |
Manual Reference | CLLMSS17 | |
Type | Sculpture | |
Title | Scafe Sundial, Horniman Gardens, London Rd. | |
Designer | Hogdson, Angela | |
Foundry | Oliver, Simeon | |
Other | Andrewes, Dick | |
Date of design | 1990s | |
Year of unveiling | ||
Unveiling details | March 1994 | |
Road | London Rd. | |
Precise Location | Sunken / Water Garden, west of conservatory, Horniman Gardens | |
A to Z Ref | 1H 111 | |
OS Ref | ||
Postcode | SE23 | |
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | Not listed | |
Duty of Care | ||
Commissioned by | Horniman Public Museum & Public Park Trust | |
Notes | ||
Square tiled base. Smooth bowl with incised hourlines and numbers. Cone shaped gnomon. Exterior of bowl and spiral pedestal covered with rough dollops and molten metal. Label to right side on two legs in grass. Bbg: D. Spurgeon, Discover Sydenham and Catford, 1999, p.56. Booklet: The Horniman Sundial Trail. | ||
circa | ||
raw year | ||
Condition | Good | |
At risk | No known risk | |
Inscriptions | Label (right side of sundial): SCAPHE SUNDIAL / The shadow of the rod falls on an hour line on / the inner bowl. / Designed and made by Angelo Hodgson. / Casting Simeon Oliver, Central St. Martin's. / Funded by the friends of the Horniman. March 1994. | |
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Sundial | Bronze | c. 76 x 40 |
Base | Brown tiles | 67 x 67 x 34 |
Label | Bronze | 30.5 x 20.5 |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character: nothing recorded Structural Condition: nothing recorded Vandalism: nothing recorded