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.Downe House School, Cold Ash
The dial in the school grounds is an analemmatic one which requires the user to stand at the correct position on a N-S pathway inscribed with the months of the year. His own shadow will then indicate the time. It was constructed in 2002 by year 9 pupils under the instruction of Peter Ransom and shows longitude corrected hours from 9am to 8pm BST using ceramic designs by the pupils on concrete hour markers set in the grass. The dial is elliptical and measures 8000mm x 6240mm. An Equation of Time scale is set on a plaque nearby.
Downe House School, Cold Ash, Berkshire
| SRN | Year | Recorded | Coords |
|---|---|---|---|
| S5191 | 2002 | 2002 | 51.43667, -1.27500 N 51° 26' 12", W 01° 16' 30" |
| National Grid | 3 Words | Sundial Atlas |
|---|---|---|
| SU505711 |
| Condition | Type | Access |
|---|---|---|
| Excellent | Analemmatic | Restricted |
| Maker | Materials | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
| P Ransom delin | Ceramic | 8000 x 6240 ellipse |