BRIDOL is the British Sundial Society's Register of Fixed and Mass Dials, which gives detail and photographs of about 8000 fixed sundials and 3000 mass dials in the UK.
Some of these are in private gardens, but the majority are publicly available.
Click here for the BRIDOL main page.Holy Trinity Church, Milton Damerel
A tall narrow dial (700mmh x 300mmw) made of slate is to be seen canted West by 10° on the church porch and mounted slightly askew. In the arch at the top is the date 1808 and below that the names of the Rector and churchwardens. It is still possible to make out the lines which the engraver scribed to guide his carving of the lettering. The hours shown are 6am to 6pm divided into halves and quarters. The hour lines continue through the semicircle surrounding the gnomon root and a second set of half hour markers is inside this circle as well.The gnomon is a replacement and looks rather odd. The style, the shadow of which marks the time, seems to have a wavy edge while the supporter is straight. Was it fitted upside down? Dials very similar to this are to be found at Bridgerule and North Tamerton (Cornwall) and may be by the same maker.
Holy Trinity Church, Milton Damerel, Devon
| SRN | Year | Recorded | Coords |
|---|---|---|---|
| S0096 | 1808 | 2002 | 50.87306, -4.29806 N 50° 52' 23", W 04° 17' 53" |
| Condition | Type | Access |
|---|---|---|
| Good | Vertical (S) | Open |
| Maker | Materials | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
| Likely same as Bridgerule | Slate & iron | 700 x 300 |