Listed Building: THE GLOBE TO SOUTH EAST OF DURLSTON HEAD CASTLE (108175)
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| Grade | II |
|---|---|
| Authority | |
| Volume/Map/Item | 1041/2/49 |
| Date assigned | 21 March 1983 |
| Date last amended |
Description
DURLSTON HEAD 1. 5190 The Globe to south-east of Durlston Head Castle
SZ 07 NW 2/49 II GV
2. Erected 1891. Stone globe about 10 ft in radius surrounded by a circle of cast iron railings. At the base is a tablet recording distances between stars and planets. To the rear are a series of panels with apposite quotations from the Bible, Shakespeare, the Aeneid and Tennyson and further tables of distances. Around the Globe are 11 posts inscribed "1815 St Martin" or "St Giles and Bloomsbury" which George Burt had acquired during his building ventures in London. Included for group value. This is how the Victorians saw the world and the universe.
Listing NGR: SZ0348777244
Location
| Grid reference | SZ 0348 7724 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | Swanage; Dorset |
| District (historic) | Purbeck |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
External Links (1)
- View details on the National Heritage List for England (From EH UDS to Legacy x-reference)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Apr 30 2009 11:13AM