June 2018
Page 13

Newly Reported Dials 2017

Reports on over one hundred dials added to the Fixed Dial Register in 2017, presenting 18 selected examples. These include a historical horizontal dial, a Francis Barker cross dial, a moon dial, an armillary sphere, and a stained glass millennium dial. Dials by makers Thomas Woodcock and John Bird are highlighted.
Dials: Armillary Sphere, Dials: Horizontal, Dials: Polar, Dials: Stained Glass, Dials: Vertical, Historical Dials

John Foad

September 2018
Page 2

On the Origins and Meaning of a Sundial Centre Panel

Investigates the history and iconography of the central rectangular image of a putto holding a dial, found on a c. 1670 painted-on-glass window dial by Henry Gyles (York). The source is traced back to a Venetian painting, 'The little tambourine player,' which was transformed into a *memento mori* by engraver Jacob Matham, including symbols of vanity like an hourglass and arrow.
Dials: Stained Glass, Historical Dials, Sundial Design & Layout

Anthony Turner

March 2012
Page 17

An Unrecorded Stained Glass Dial

This article details a previously unrecorded 17th-century stained glass sundial. It's unusual for being a "great decliner" made for a latitude in the Scottish lowlands and for its unique motto, which suggests personal authorship rather than a known source.
Dials: Unusual, Historical Dials, Mottoes, Dials: Stained Glass

John Davis

June 2011
Page 44

A Stained Glass Sundial with a Magnetic Gnomon

This article details the design and construction of a stained glass sundial featuring a novel magnetic gnomon, shaped like a frog, which attaches without drilling, soldering, or gluing. It explains the experimental process of developing this damage-resistant magnetic attachment.
Dials: Vertical, Sundial Design & Layout, Construction Projects, Dials: Stained Glass

John Carmichael

June 2009
Page 12

The ‘lost’ Barrington stained glass dial rediscovered

Announces the rediscovery of the Barrington (or Highworth) stained glass sundial, made in 1641 by Baptist Sutton. Previously thought lost, the dial was located with a private owner. The article details its features, including its coat of arms, a 3D-effect fly, and a scratched declination number.
Dials: Vertical, Historical Dials, Dials: Stained Glass

John Davis

December 2008
Page 197

Henry Gyles

This note presents a drawing of Henry Gyles, a celebrated glass-painter from York and prolific stained glass dialmaker, from the British Museum collection. It compares this effigy with a self-portrait Gyles used as his tradecard, highlighting the rarity of having multiple portraits of early dialmakers.
Historical Dials, Dials: Stained Glass

John Davis

June 2007
Page 69

Shedding a Glorious Light—Stained Glass Sundials

This article, a re-publication, discusses the history and art of painted or stained-glass window sundials in Britain. It covers their construction, fragility, the challenges of preservation, and highlights notable examples and makers like Bernard Dininckoff and Henry Gyles.
Dials: Vertical, Sundial Design & Layout, Restoration projects, Historical Dials, Dials: Stained Glass

Christopher Daniel

December 2007
Page 179

John Rowell: Plumber and Stained Glass Dial Maker

This biography details John Rowell (1689-1756), a provincial plumber and self-taught glass painter who became known for stained glass sundials in the 18th century. It covers his life, business, the influence of his clockmaker father-in-law, and two notable dials: the 'IR 1733' dial at Arbury Hall and the 1734 Purley Hall dial. The latter has undergone restoration, with analysis showing engraving errors and the design of a replacement gnomon.
Dials: Vertical, Sundial Design & Layout, Restoration projects, Historical Dials, Dials: Stained Glass

John Davis

March 2002
Page 27

Small Mystery in York

Reports on an unusual stained glass window sundial in York with a curiosity in the painting of a wrongly deliniated sundial in its centre.
Dials: Unusual, Historical Dials, Dials: Stained Glass

Tony Wood