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.Beamish Museum, Stanley
Located in park area of the ’Town’ in front garden of the ’Solicitor’s House’. Had a simple but elegant solid gnomon with a stud at each end of its base. 8-point compass rose labelled to NW etc, surrounded by a circular scale divided to degrees, and labelled every 10. IIII - XII - IIII - VIII, with noon gap, read from outside and divided in 5, 10, 15 and 30 mins. Inscribed ’Henry Smith, Newcastle’, and above that, almost illegible now through zealous polishing, ’Lattitude (sic) . . . . ’ and just possible ’Magnetic . . . . . . .’. Gnomon reported missing in 1992.
Beamish Museum, 5 Ravensmead Terrace, Stanley, Durham
| SRN | Year | Recorded | Coords |
|---|---|---|---|
| S0191 | 18xx | 1992 | 54.88750, -1.66167 N 54° 53' 15", W 01° 39' 42" |
| National Grid | 3 Words | Sundial Atlas |
|---|---|---|
| NZ218548 |
| Condition | Type | Access |
|---|---|---|
| Good | Horizontal | Restricted |
| Maker | Materials | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Smith, Newcastle | Brass | 310 diam |