2016

SJ7387 : African Sundial at Dunham Massey

taken 7 years ago, near to Dunham Town, Trafford, England

African Sundial at Dunham Massey
African Sundial at Dunham Massey
This is a side view of the sundial on the garden forecourt outside Dunham Massey Hall SJ7387 : Dunham Massey Sundial. It dates from the early 18th century and depicts kneeling African slave figure clad in leaves carrying the sundial above his head. It is grade II-listed (Historic England List Entry Number: 1356496 LinkExternal link Heritage Gateway).
Update:
The sculpture has been seen as a degrading depiction of its subject (apparently a caricature called a blackamoor LinkExternal link ) in a subservient position. It was moved by the National Trust in June 2020 (SJ7387 : A Sundial Stood Here).
Dunham Massey Hall and Park

Dunham Massey Hall and garden are immediately west of the village of Dunham Town, with the deer park, the only medieval park in Trafford to survive to the present day, lying to the south of the hall.

The present hall was initially built in 1616, but was later remodelled for George, Earl of Stamford and Warrington between 1732 and 1740; it was also altered towards the end of the eighteenth century and in the early twentieth century. During the First World War, the hall was used as a military hospital.

The hall and grounds were donated to the National Trust by the last Earl of Stamford, in 1976 They are open to the public and are amongst Britain’s leading visitor attractions. The hall itself, the stables, and the carriage house of Dunham Massey are all Grade I listed buildings.

The garden houses over 700 plant species, as well as 1,600 trees and shrubs, and it hosts the largest winter garden in Britain (LinkExternal link The Guardian). The Winter Garden has many snowdrops, daffodils and bluebells


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SJ7387, 623 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 1 October, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 8 October, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 735 873 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:22.9504N 2:23.9913W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 734 873
View Direction
East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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