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.St Bartholomew’s Church, Blurton
The dial is a thick square stone block, painted or stained blue, mounted with four dog clips to the wall above the window to the right of the south porch. It is well preserved for its age, but there is now (in 2024) a central vertical crack through the upper section. Across the top is ’1663’ and below that ’T A’, with a line over the ’A’. The dial uses Arabic numerals for 6am to 6pm, with hour lines to a semicircle around the gnomon root, and no subdivisions. The gnomon is a narrow bar with a horizontal support.
St Bartholomew’s Church, Church Road, Blurton, ST3 3BG, Staffordshire
| SRN | Year | Recorded | Coords |
|---|---|---|---|
| S8499 | 1663 | 2024 | 52.97417, -2.15194 N 52° 58' 27", W 02° 09' 07" |
| National Grid | 3 Words | Sundial Atlas |
|---|---|---|
| SJ89894189 | caves.tried.hits |
| Condition | Type | Access |
|---|---|---|
| Good | Vertical (S) | Open |
| Maker | Materials | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
| Stone, iron |