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.Elvet Hill House, Durham
Elvet Hill House was built in 1820 by Ignatius Bonomi and now flanks the Oriental Museum. The circular south facing dial is set in an elaborate deeply carved stone frame canted some 20 degs to face south. There may be an elaborate letter ’M’ in this carving. Shows 6am to 6pm in half and quarter hours. Half hours also marked by inward arrow heads, quarters by dots. Initials at top are IHS (in hoc signo) and below that is the date, 1843.
Elvet Hill House, Elvet Hill, Durham, Durham
| SRN | Year | Recorded | Coords |
|---|---|---|---|
| S6085 | 1843 | 2006 | 54.77222, -1.57417 N 54° 46' 20", W 01° 34' 27" |
| Condition | Type | Access |
|---|---|---|
| Good | Vertical (S) | Open |
| Maker | Materials | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 300 diam estd |