December 2012 page 9
J. P. Lester

Blemish Or Blessing?

This article discusses lichens on stone sundials, defining them as symbiotic organisms and classifying their external forms. It explores their slow growth, substrate preferences, reproduction, and sensitivity to pollution. The author considers whether lichens enhance antiquity or are a disfigurement, touching on removal methods for restorers.
Historical Dials, Restoration projects

December 2011 page 22
J. P. Lester

A Stump-work Dial

This short piece describes a stump-work mirror frame from about 1650 in Montacute House, Somerset, which features an image appearing to be a declining west sundial. It possibly represents a dial found on the house itself. Little else is known about this embroidered dial, highlighting an unusual artistic representation of a sundial.
Dials: Unusual, Dials: Vertical, Historical Dials

June 2009 page 8
J. P. Lester

Reader's letter

A letter identifying the poet Anna Laetitia Barbauld as the source of an inscription, ‘Say not Good-night, but in some brighter clime Bid me Good-morning’, on a memorial sundial at Mawnan Smith, previously mentioned in the March 2009 Bulletin.
Mottoes, The BSS and Members

December 2009 page 23
J. P. Lester

BSS Newbury meeting, 26 September 2009

A summary of the autumn meeting of the British Sundial Society. The report covers the day's lectures on a variety of topics, including diallists John Twysden and Robert Cutbush, the creation of ceramic sundials, and Roman dials in Britain, as well as exhibits shared by members.
The BSS and Members

June 2008 page 82
J. P. Lester

In Mrs Crowley’s Footsteps

John Lester describes his extensive project to edit Mrs Crowley's Sundial Sketchbooks of Devon and Cornwall, which involved visiting and photographing all 216 recorded dials. He details the challenges of surveying in the West Country and his efforts to uncover facts about Mrs Crowley's life and methods, resulting in a published edition.
Book Reviews, Historical Dials

December 2007 page 151
J. P. Lester

Newbury Meeting 2007

This report summarises the British Sundial Society's Newbury meeting, which began with a tribute to the late Dr. Margaret Stanier. Presentations included stained-glass sundials, mounting a vertical sundial with a TV bracket, mathematical proofs for hour lines, a schools programme for dialling, universal equinoctial ring dials, dipleidoscopes, dials with vertical gnomons, and hemispherical dials.
Dialling Tools, How Sundials Work, Sundial Design & Layout, The BSS and Members

December 2007 page 173
Frans W. Maes
Roger Bailey
Frank King
Ken Head
J. P. Lester
Malcolm Barnfield

Readers’ Letters

This section contains various letters from readers. Frans W. Maes discusses Lambert circles and seasonal markers on analemmatic sundials. Roger Bailey provides corrections and recommendations for seasonal markers. Frank King confirms a relationship for seasonal marker distance. Ken Head replies to Maes and Bailey. John Lester solves the mystery of a partial sundial motto. Malcolm Barnfield describes the making of a noon cannon sundial.
Dials: Analemmatic, Sundial Design & Layout, DIY Sundial Projects, The BSS and Members

September 2006 page 109
J. P. Lester
Mike Cowham
Woody Sullivan
Roger Bowling

Readers’ Letters

This section features diverse reader contributions. Topics include an anticlockwise convention for Roman numerals on old dials, warnings about Pearson-Page sundial replicas that can cause historical errors, the disappearance of a modern sundial at St. Gregory’s Minster, and a sceptical view on theories regarding continental cathedral meridian lines.
Historical Dials

December 2005 page 168
J. P. Lester

BSS Newbury Meeting, 24 September 2005

This report describes the BSS Newbury meeting on September 24, 2005, attended by 48 enthusiasts. The program included talks on 17th-century stained-glass sundial maker Baptist Sutton, spreadsheets and CAD for dial setting, museum surveys, and origami equatorial sundials. Exhibits featured sunspot observations, Mike Cowham's new book, high-quality sundial work, and intricate Meccano mechanisms.
The BSS and Members

June 2003 page 61
Ian R. Butson
M. R. Norris
R. H. Chambers
J. P. Lester

Readers' Letters

A collection of letters from readers discussing various topics, including a churchyard sundial at Hernhill, correcting an article on Piazzi and his meridian line, and a historical sundial pillar at Little Wenlock.

June 2003 page 87
J. P. Lester

A Dozen Dials: A Warwickshire Walk

A guide to a walking tour in Warwickshire to see a number of sundials. It describes the locations and characteristics of several dials along the route.
Historical Dials

September 2002 page 129
J. P. Lester

In Pursuit of Shropshire Dials

A personal account of locating and documenting sundials in Shropshire, discussing stylistic features, history, and condition.
Dials: Horizontal, Dials: Vertical, Historical Dials

February 2000 page 16
J. P. Lester

A Meridian Line in Normandy

Describes a visit to a church in Normandy with a meridian line inscribed on the floor, with zodiac signs and associated solar observations.
Historical Dials

February 2000 page 19
J. P. Lester

The Mass Dial Group at Southwell, 17th - 19th September

Report of a BSS group meeting to document mass dials at churches in three counties, including visits and findings.
Dials: Mass Dials, The BSS and Members

June 2000 page 73
J. P. Lester

Some Mass Dials in Normandy

Reports a field trip to document surviving mass dials in Normandy and compares them with English examples.
Dials: Mass Dials

June 1996 page 34
J. P. Lester

The King's England

Reflections on historic sundials mentioned in Arthur Mee’s ‘The King’s England’, with commentary on their cultural and historical context.
Historical Dials

October 1995 page 35
J. P. Lester

Fundials

A creative examination of 'fundials', a whimsical category of dials built with humour, novelty, or playfulness in mind. The piece blends observation and storytelling with examples.
Dials: Unusual