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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.

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St Mary’s Church, Totnes

On the south wall of the church near the porch is a slate dial set in a stone frame. It declines west and shows the hours VII - VI divided into halves and quarters. Across the top is an inscription which reads, "In memoriam TWW 1903". Across the bottom of the dial is the motto "Ut Hora Sic Vita". (Life is as an hour) It also has "Lat 5020 Long 0340 W." The gnomon has a pierced nodus which causes a spot of light to appear on the dial plate. It is not clear why it is there since there are no declination lines or other significant markings.

 

Image of dial 0112
2007
Image of dial 0112
2014

St Mary’s Church, Totnes, Devon

SRN Year Recorded Coords
S0112 1904 1991 50.43222, -3.68389
N 50° 25' 56", W 03° 41' 02"
National Grid 3 Words Sundial Atlas
SX805605
Condition Type Access
Excellent Vertical (S) Open
Maker Materials Dimensions
Slate & bronze 380 x 380