Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Sundial
Region ID | UEL | |
Work ID | 403 | |
Manual Reference | TH139 | |
Title | Sundial | |
Not Known | Not known | |
Date of design | ||
Year of unveiling | 1743 | |
Unveiling details | ||
Road | Fournier Street | |
Precise Location | High on the wall of former synagogue, now East London Mosque | |
A to Z Ref | 83 Vb 43 | |
OS Ref | TQ339819 | |
Postcode | E1 | |
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | II* | |
Duty of Care | ||
Commissioned by | ||
Notes | ||
Sundial has a tall rectangular face with Roman numerals, lines and numbers engraved onto face. | ||
The building was originally a Huguenot chapel built in 1743 designed by Thomas Stibbs, surveyor, with the work carried out by John Jull, carpenter.(1) It has a history of constantly changing use. It was the home of the London Society for Promoting Christianity Amongst the Jews, used by the Methodists, and from 1898-1976 by the Machzike Hadath Jewish Community, after which it was converted into the East London Mosque.(2) | ||
circa | ||
raw year | 1743 | |
Condition | Good | |
At risk | No known risk | |
Inscriptions | UMBRA SUMUS | |
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Sundial | Stone and iron | 304cm high x 152cm wide |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character: nothing recorded Structural Condition: nothing recorded Vandalism: nothing recorded