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.Malthouse Court, Towcester
The dial is in the garden to the SW of the house, set on a reconstituted baluster pedestal with an octagonal capital. Elaborately pierced leaf décor gnomon. Shows 5am to 7pm in 30 and 5 min marks. Fleurs de lys half hour markers. Full hour lines drawn for 6am to 6pm only and then these go to gnomon. Very small Roman numerals identify summer time scale. Compass is set S of gnomon. Numerals read from inside the chapter ring. Noon mark as well as XII. Uses IV. Noon is at one corner of octagonal shape .
Malthouse Court, Watling Street, Towcester, Northamptonshire
| SRN | Year | Recorded | Coords |
|---|---|---|---|
| S4799 | 198x | 2000 | 52.13139, -0.98611 N 52° 07' 53", W 00° 59' 10" |
| National Grid | 3 Words | Sundial Atlas |
|---|---|---|
| SP695486 |
| Condition | Type | Access |
|---|---|---|
| Good | Horizontal | Restricted |
| Maker | Materials | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
| Brookbrae, London | Bronze | 260 a/f octagonc |