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.Maidstone Museum, Maidstone
The motto on this slate dial reads: ’Horas non numero nisi serenas’. An inscription reads: ’This sundial-----John CapIV. 26’ This does not appear to be a biblical quotation however. There are five dials. The main shows 4am to 8pm in 30, 15 and 5 min marks. Roman numerals use the form XII and IIII and there is a noon gap. Numerals read from inside the dial. The corner dials are all partly broken away but are marked NW: Morning New York, NE: Afternoon/Alexandria, SE and SW are illegible but dials show 11-7-3, 6-2-10, 11-7-3, and 4-12-8 respectively. EoT scale of Dial Faster Slower type. 70 cities marked.
The dial is kept in store at the museum, A/c No 38-1973
Maidstone Museum, St Faith’s Street, Maidstone, ME14 1LH, Kent
| SRN | Year | Recorded | Coords |
|---|---|---|---|
| S6036 | 2004 | 51.27611, 0.52056 N 51° 16' 34", E 00° 31' 14" |
| National Grid | 3 Words | Sundial Atlas |
|---|---|---|
| TQ759560 |
| Condition | Type | Access |
|---|---|---|
| Poor | Horizontal | Restricted |
| Maker | Materials | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
| R Melvin fecit London | Slate | 357 square x 13t |