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.Town Park playground (Dinosaur Sundial), Telford
Inscr reads: "Telford 1978" The numeral 9 is missing. Blue painted sheet and square tube steel, The sundial depicts a cartoon-style dinosaur/dragon which supports the gnomon. The base is circular with lines running from the base of the bar to the Roman numerals placed around the dial. Shows IIII - XII - VIII (PMSA says 3am to 8pm) The numerals are upright, some raised upon plinths (both VI, the IX and the III). No noon gap but the time is, unusually, longitude-compensated. It is thought that the sundial was intended to commemorate ten years since Telford was founded in 1968. ’TELFORD 1978’ in raised letters (some missing by Aug 2005) down the style edge.
Town Park playground (Dinosaur Sundial), Telford, Shropshire
| SRN | Year | Recorded | Coords |
|---|---|---|---|
| S2212 | 1978 | 2005 | 52.67250, -2.44944 N 52° 40' 21", W 02° 26' 58" |
| Condition | Type | Access |
|---|---|---|
| Excellent | Horizontal | Open |
| Maker | Materials | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
| Telford Deveopment Committee | Steel | 7110 diam 2500h |