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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.

Abney Park Cemetery, Hackney

A memorial dial of polished stainless steel or chromed brass. Arabic numerals 4 - 12 - 8, read from outside, divided to 30, 15 and 7.5 minutes. Sun face at the centre surrounded by 8 compass points, 4 labelled. Around the perimeter ’Let others tell of storms and showers, I’ll only count your sunny hours’. Knuckle-duster gnomon. Mounted on a square sectioned ornamental polished granite plinth, with floral swags to three sides.

 

Image of dial 7732
2013

Abney Park Cemetery, Stoke Newington High Street, Hackney, N16 0LH, London (Greater)

SRN Year Recorded Coords
S7732 19xx 2013 51.56333, -0.07833
N 51° 33' 48", W 00° 04' 42"
National Grid 3 Words Sundial Atlas
TQ333867
Condition Type Access
Excellent Horizontal Open
Maker Materials Dimensions
s/s? 178 dia