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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.

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St John the Baptist’s Church, Beckford

Perched and slightly canted on top of the porch is a cube sundial with ball finial and iron pennant. It has dials on three faces.Dial markings just visible with some lines now in relief (previously painted?) and with incised numerals. It shows on the South face VI - VI divided into hours (possibly half hours). Roman numerals just detectable. South face may actually decline a little. East and West dials markings not clear enough to deduce time range from ground. Overall time range thought to be 3am to 9pm. Some spalling, especially of South face. Gnomons of sheet iron intact. The dials are about 500mm square.

 

Image of dial 4782
2010

St John the Baptist’s Church, Beckford, Hereford & Worcester

SRN Year Recorded Coords
S4782 17xx 2010 52.02139, -2.03639
N 52° 01' 17", W 02° 02' 11"
National Grid 3 Words Sundial Atlas
SO976359
Condition Type Access
Poor Mult Cube/Prism Open
Maker Materials Dimensions
Stone/iron 500 cube estd