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.Queen’s Court, Milton Keynes
Large modern horizontal dial in a courtyard in a shopping centre.
The stainless steel dial is set on top of stone to form a seating area. It shows 4am to 8pm in hours, numbered in the 24 hour system. Seven declination lines with zodiac symbols use the tip of the gnomon as a nodus. The dates of entry into each zodiac constellation are marked round the edge. The times and directions of the sun at midsummer sunrise and sunset are shown. Note that the arcade is accurately aligned with the midsummer sunrise, hence its name.
The surprisingly small sheet metal gnomon should be vertical but has been bent sideways and is now protected in Perspex, making it unusable as a sundial.
There is an Equation of Time graph on the dial.
The dial commemorates the opening of the centre by HM the Queen on 27.6.1979
Queen’s Court, Midsummer Arcade, Milton Keynes, MK9 3ES, Buckinghamshire
| SRN | Year | Recorded | Coords |
|---|---|---|---|
| S5954 | 1979 | 2004 | 52.04278, -0.75778 N 52° 02' 34", W 00° 45' 28" |
| Condition | Type | Access |
|---|---|---|
| Fair | Horizontal | Open |
| Maker | Materials | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
| S/Steel | 3660 diam |