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 Columba’s Church, St Columb Minor
Proudly sitting above the church porch is what has a good claim to be the most handsome sundial in Cornwall. It is profusely decorated, even to the extent of limiting its timekeeping abilities since no room has been left for 6am or 6pm. It was generous of Robert Oliver of St Minver who made the dial in 1826 to engrave the names of the churchwardens in larger letters than his own. The colouring of the slate is interesting and unusual and it is worth taking time to appreciate all the decoration from the sun face at the top to all the fine details of the rest of the design. The horizontal line across the dial, marked AE is the declination line for the equinoxes but the present gnomon has no nodus to make it of any use.
St Columba’s Church, St Columb Minor, Cornwall
| SRN | Year | Recorded | Coords |
|---|---|---|---|
| S2683 | 1826 | 2003 | 50.42167, -5.04361 N 50° 25' 18", W 05° 02' 37" |
| Condition | Type | Access |
|---|---|---|
| Excellent | Vertical (S) | Open |
| Maker | Materials | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
| Rolf (or poss Robert) Oliver | Slate, brass gn | 610w x 760h |