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 Norfolk
This remarkable double horizontal dial had been outside until it was discovered. It is now protected. Stereographic projection and 2 deg declination intervals with Arabic numbering. Ecliptic arcs shown as dots for individual days. Azimuth scale divided to 1 deg. Shows 4am to 8pm in 30, 15, 5min marks. ’T’ shaped half hour markers. Uses XII and IIII. Numerals read from inside the dial. Gnomon line bisects the sides of the octagon. 8 hole fixing. Set on undecorated baluster pedestal and inset into a square capital though at an odd angle. Centres of hour and declination arcs show design lat of 51.8 degs. Ref dial DH-4 in BSS Monograph No 5
Privare address, Norfolk
| SRN | Year | Recorded | Coords |
|---|---|---|---|
| S5291 | 1620 | 2003 | Location private |
| National Grid | 3 Words | Sundial Atlas |
|---|---|---|
| Condition | Type | Access |
|---|---|---|
| Fair | Horizontal | Private |
| Maker | Materials | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
| Elias Allen | Brass | 223 a/f octagon |