St Mary’s Priory Church, Tutbury, Derbyshire, UK - Sundials on Waymarking.com

The historic village of Tutbury, nestling on the Derbyshire/ Staffordshire border, contains much to interest the visitor; from a ruined castle to full lead crystal of a quality equal to the finest in the world, from handmade jewellery to a wide range of antiques.
St Mary’s Priory Church dates back to 1089; it has a splendid, much admired Norman doorway. Outside there is a very interesting sundial, but the stocks are a reproduction. The graveyard around the church provides reminders of the massive underground explosion at nearby Fauld in 1944, when 68 people died, including Italian prisoners of war.
On the morning of the explosion, over 4,000 tons of bombs and ammunition were stored at Fauld mine. The explosion devastated the area, and was heard as far away as London. The farm above the mine, together with its occupants, disappeared completely. Rescue attempts were delayed by the destruction of a reservoir containing over six million gallons of water, and one further life was lost because of the heavy pockets of gas left by the explosion.
The inscription on the sundial reads : "Our days on earth are as a shadow: and there is non abiding."

Sundial Type: Vertical - Wall mounted dial plate Related Web Site: Not listed

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