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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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Town Centre, Houston

A cube with 4 dials and a ball finial. The brass gnomons are a recent restoration, but the north gnomon is incorrect. Hour lines are visible, but some numerals are incorrect. The dial stands on a tall chamfered square section column about 8 ft high, on small 3 ft wide stone steps.

 

Town Centre, Houston, Strathclyde Region

SRN Year Recorded Coords
S1581 1713 1985 55.86528, -4.54861
N 55° 51' 55", W 04° 32' 55"
National Grid 3 Words Sundial Atlas
NS406665
Condition Type Access
Fair Mult Cube Market Cross Open
Maker Materials Dimensions
Sandstone 450 x 300