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.Fordham Congregational Church, Fordham
The dial is on the southern side of the Church in a bricked-up window overlooking the graveyard. It was restored in 2006. The original date is not known, but the front of building has the date 1818.
Shows 7am to 4pm in half and quarter hours in black on a white ground. The Roman numerals are aligned with the unusually short hour lines and read from inside the dial on the sides but not at the bottom. Uses XII for noon and IIII for 4pm. Hours are marked by longer lines at the edges. The chapter ring is narrow and with the hour, half and quarter lines the numerals are difficult to interpret.
The surface mounted strip gnomon has two horizontal supporters and angle iron base.
Motto at the top of the dial: ’Labitur Hora’.
Fordham Congregational Church, Mill Lane, Fordham, CB7 5NH, Cambridgeshire
| SRN | Year | Recorded | Coords |
|---|---|---|---|
| S5557 | 2006 | 2006 | 52.31111, 0.39111 N 52° 18' 40", E 00° 23' 28" |
| Condition | Type | Access |
|---|---|---|
| Excellent | Vertical (D) | Open |
| Maker | Materials | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
| Restored by Marilyn Mason | Stone, iron | 1600h x 1145w estd |