Sutton armillary

Sutton armillary
The Millennium Dial armillary in its latest location outside the town's Waterstones bookshop
Year2000 (2000)
SubjectArmillary
LocationSutton
Coordinates51°21′43″N 0°11′34″W / 51.36194°N 0.19278°W / 51.36194; -0.19278

The Millennium Dial Armillary is one of six pieces of public art located in the town centre of Sutton in Greater London, England. The others include the Sutton heritage mosaic, the Sutton twin towns mural and the Messenger statue.

The armillary was dedicated to the town in 2000 by the Rotary Club, and is in the form of a historical timepiece. It serves three purposes: firstly, simply to tell the time; secondly, to commemorate time through various inscriptions including the Rotary motto "Service Above Self" and distances to nearby areas such as Kingston upon Thames; and thirdly, to commemorate the work which the Rotary Club has done.[1] [2]

  1. ^ "London Borough of Sutton document". Archived from the original on 23 July 2014.
  2. ^ James Pepper (21 November 2012), Time stops in Sutton High Street after Armillery removed, YourLocalGuardian/Newsquest Media Group, retrieved 22 August 2014