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Dial House, Buckingham

Across the top of this vertical declining dial is the inscription ’Super collem saetigerum septem / semper luceat sol’, while below, this is translated as ’Upon seven Bristle Hill let the sun shine still’, followed by AGR 080808. The blue painted slate dial plate is set in a recess about 30mm deep. The hours XI - X are shown with full length hour lines originating from a sun, below which are the letters GMT. There are declination lines labelled for the solstices and equinoxes, although they cannot be quite accurately drawn, and another dashed line which is not identified. All the dial furnitiure is gold, possibly gold leaf.

 

Image of dial 7286
2012
 

Dial House, 7 Bristle Hill, Buckingham, MK18 1EZ, Buckinghamshire

SRN Year Recorded Coords
7286 2008 2012 51.99917, -0.99056
N 51° 59' 57", W 00° 59' 26"
National Grid 3 Words Sundial Atlas
SP694339 UK001396
Condition Type Access
Excellent Vertical (D) Visible
Maker Materials Dimensions
AGR Slate Estd 1000w x 1500h