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Sundial, Flagstaff Gardens, Melbourne

Gould, Meredith1985

Record details

Title:

Creator:

Gould, Meredith

Date of work:

1985

Reference number:

BIF-CITY 102942 2

Level of description:

Item from Collection: Heritage Collection (HC)

Type of materials:

Graphic materialsTextual material

Part of:

Series: Central City (BIF-CITY)

Access restrictions:

UnrestrictedOpen access.

Use restrictions:

UnrestrictedPlease contact City of Melbourne Libraries about obtaining permission to reproduce images.

General notes:

Notes: A bronze sundial on a octagonal stone base set at 37 19 latitude and 111 59 longitude.Base rebuilt c1947 after complaints about its condition- once a fluted column supporting a bird-bath like base, assumed that bronze sundial reset into new base..ASSOCIATED RESEARCH ADDED BY GRAEME BUTLER:.City Collection web site:https://citycollection.melbourne.vic.gov.au/sundial/SummaryRegistration number 1091427Medium bronze, sandstoneDimensions (H x W x D) 40 cm (approx.)Originally constructed primarily from sandstone in the 1800s, this circular bronze sundial sits on a light cement-rendered sandstone plinth and bluestone hexagonal base (reconstructed in 1947). It is located directly opposite The Court Favorite, c1930.John Patrick Pty Ltd, Allom Lovell & Associates, Hansen Partnership, Flagstaff Gardens, Melbourne, Conservation Analysis,Unpublished report to City of Melbourne, 1999, Report number 1355,NEWSPAPERS (TROVE).The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946) Sat 20 Jan 1917 Page 10 THE FLAGSTAFI GARDENS.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/140182797`...a fine old reliable 'sundial remains, which is probably more than half a century old, and tells us the time of day with more exactness than many of our modern clocks and watches..The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957)Saturday 25 November 1939 - Page 15https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11292382illust. shows a different base ..The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954)Monday 3 February 1947 - Page 2Neglected Sun-DialIn the Flagstaff Gardens stands a fine sun dial. Unfortunately through many yean exposure to the weather the cement base has cracked, causing the shadow which gives the time to fall out of position hall an hour. As many citizens use the gardens in the lunch hour; , could not the base be remodelled and dial reset to give the correct time ? These Egyptian sun dials date back 650 odd years, and are worth keeping in repair.— W. H. SCOTT (Middle Brighton).

Names:

City of Melbourne

Topics:

Central Activities District Conservation Study 1985Conservation studiesFlagstaff Gardens (West Melbourne, Vic.)SundialsStone

Places:

Melbourne (Vic.)

Form/Genre:

Building Identification Forms (BIFs)

Record types:

Research and reports

Record number:

1197887