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.All Saints’ Church (1), Shirburn
The gnomon of a vertical dial, now painted over, high on the tower.
Only the gnomon survives, set off centre in an arched indent which contains a louvred bell opening. The underside of the strip metal gnomon has four (possibly five) notches with no obvious purpose except, perhaps, to indicate that time should be read at the other edge of the shadow. A single supporter joins at the possible position of a fifth notch and its joint casts a shadow so possibly being a nodus. The wall of the tower is painted and therefore the original dial may have been covered up. However, this seems a strange location for a dial.
See also dial SRN 5778 on the same church.
All Saints’ Church (1), Castle Road, Shirburn, OX49 5DL, Oxfordshire
| SRN | Year | Recorded | Coords |
|---|---|---|---|
| S5499 | 2003 | 51.65944, -0.99611 N 51° 39' 34", W 00° 59' 46" |
| Condition | Type | Access |
|---|---|---|
| Fair | Vertical (D) | Open |
| Maker | Materials | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
| Iron |