Church of St Leonard, Upton St Leonards

The dial is in the middle of the approach path to the Church. It is a cube mounted on a low pedestal of three substantial blocks, the lowest 120 square, the highest 490 square. It is surmounted by a square pyramid of iron rods= with three diminishing circles in each leg. Dials are delineated on the east, south and west faces but only the west gnomon remains. The south face has upright numerals VI - VI, with a cross for noon and IIII for 4. The east and west faces have Arabic numerals, east 4am to 10am, and west 1pm to 8pm, both with flat-topped 8s. All faces have hour lines only, no subdivisions. Each side of the uppermost square pedestal block is inscribed in Gothic script. East: ’Man goeth forth to his work’ (Psalms 104:23); south: ’Children of Light’ (Ephesians 5:8); west: ’The night cometh’ (John 9:4); and north ’A rest for the people of God’ (Hebrews 4:9).