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.St Mungo’s Church, Simonburn
Simonburn was once the largest parish in England but in 1814, being badly served by the then rector, was broken up into six, including a reduced Simonburn. The church was largely rebuilt following this but much was retained and in the wall to the north of the entrance, together with this inverted dial fragment, are found bits of an Anglo-Saxon cross shaft, some coffin lids and a coped stone.
The church booklet, p 11, suggests this is a fragment of the church’s own dial which was similar to SRN 0246. The fragment shows the numerals X, XI and XII with small parts of the associated hour and half hour lines.
St Mungo’s Church, Simonburn, Northumberland
| SRN | Year | Recorded | Coords |
|---|---|---|---|
| S1895 | 17xx | 2001 | 55.05583, -2.20361 N 55° 03' 21", W 02° 12' 13" |
| Condition | Type | Access |
|---|---|---|
| Bad | Vertical (S) | Open |
| Maker | Materials | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
| Stone | 140 x 230 remaining |