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.St Bartholomew’s Church, Brightwell Baldwin
Very interesting rectangular vertical south-facing dial, high on the nave.
The rectangular dial has two semicircles round the gnomon root. They perhaps represent the sun with the full length hour lines representing rays of sunlight.
The dial shows 6am to 6pm in hours with upright Roman numerals in the chapter ring. They use a cross at noon and IIII at 4pm.
The gnomon is formed from a solid triangle of sheet metal.
The dial is surrounded on all four sides by deeply engraved decorations. The sides have spirals, the bottom a chequerboard pattern and the top three panels of foliage.
St Bartholomew’s Church, B480, Brightwell Baldwin, OX49 5NS, Oxfordshire
| SRN | Year | Recorded | Coords |
|---|---|---|---|
| S5500 | 2003 | 51.65000, -1.05889 N 51° 39' 00", W 01° 03' 32" |
| Condition | Type | Access |
|---|---|---|
| Good | Vertical (S) | Open |
| Maker | Materials | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
| Stone, iron | 305 square estd |