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.Dial in Essex
The dial is in the rose gardens to the south-east of the house. The motto reads: "Horas Non Numero Nisi Serenas". The dial shows 4am to 8pm in half and quarter hours and, in Arabic tens 2 and using a double ring of 2 min marks showing even and odd single minutes. Uses XII and IIII. Numerals read from outside the dial. Noon gap. Inward and outward lozenge ended half hour markers. Hour l.ines pass through numerals. Sigmoidal gnomon with quadrant supporters. Set on a fluted spherical-baluster pedestal with square capital and octagonal plinth set on a square base. House history claims the dial was made by Robert Adams in 1799 - this is the origin of the above date.
Privare address, Essex
| SRN | Year | Recorded | Coords |
|---|---|---|---|
| S2954 | 1799 | 2004 | Location private |
| National Grid | 3 Words | Sundial Atlas |
|---|---|---|
| Condition | Type | Access |
|---|---|---|
| Fair | Horizontal | Private |
| Maker | Materials | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
| (Dudley) Adams (London). | Brass | 222 diam x 3 thick |