Sundial blog post updates
General view of the sculpture
The West Port
Linlithgow
West Lothian
Longitude: 3.6º West
Latitude: 55.96º North
Client: West Lothian Council; Commissioned from the Provost’s Fund
Designed and made by Tim Chalk
Concrete casting by Gray Concrete
Bronze casting by Powderhall Bronze
Commissioned October 2009
Completed March 2011
Dial Type: Free standing Horizontal Dial
Materials: Bronze, Cast Glass reinforced Concrete, Granite Setts
Dimensions: 2 metres(h) x 1.2 metres(w) x 1 metre(d)
Two young visitors view the Oculus Table sundial, with its instructions, information, and drawings of landmarks, used for north alignment, around the edge. The time is 10:30 on a day close to the summer solstice.
This sundial was inspired by the fashion for Egyptian motifs, colours and symbolism in Art Deco of the 1920s.
Completed in 2013 and designed by Dr Peter Bristow, it is one of four made for his garden in Oxfordshire by Harriet James.
View of the front of the finished Sundial
Location:
Strathallan School
Forgandenny
Perth
PE2 9EG
Client: Strathallan School
Longitude: 3.5º West
Latitude: 56.35º North
Designed and made by Tim Chalk
Commissioned April 2014, completed October 2014
Dial Type: Free standing Vertical Dial
Materials: Cast Glass reinforced Concrete with bronze and sandblasted glass details
Dimensions: 1.2 metres diameter x 100mm deep
Detail of the completed Sundial
Location:
Rutland Square Gardens
Rutland Square
Edinburgh EH1 2AS
Client: The Rutland Square Garden Association
Longitude: 3.2º West
Latitude: 55.9º North
Designed and made by Tim Chalk
Commissioned July 2014
Completed April 2015
Dial Type: Equatorial Dial
Materials: Cast Glass reinforced Concrete with bronze and gold leaf details
Dimensions: 400mm diameter
We have recently suffered from extended disruptions to the BSS website. It was not available between 12th. and 20th. January and, although it went live again on the 21st., this was an out-of-date version that did not include a number of recent posts. In addition, access to the admin side of the site was not restored until the 29th. All these issues – the interruption, the delay and the loss of recent posts – were caused by our hosting service. This is a most unsatisfactory state of affairs for which I apologise.
My immediate priority is to recreate the December updates and to post a number of other new items that have been held up. I will also be evaluating ways in which we can avoid these interruptions in future.
Apologies again for the extended interruption and please watch this space for updates – thank you.