The term "stained glass" commonly refers to any colored flat glass or any object made of this glass joined by metal strips. The term originally applied to colored or clear flat glass cut to fit an artist's design, on which details were painted with a brush using glass enamel. The glass pieces were then heated in a kiln or oven to bond and fuse the enamel to the glass surface. This firing made the painted detail as durable and permanent as the glass itself. Most stained glass sundial and religious windows from medieval times until this century were executed in this manner. In our website, we use a broader definition that includes glass colored by any means including inks and non-fired enamels. Etched glass is not stained glass. But we included a separate etched glass section in the Image Archive since they are so similar in function and use. Some sundials have both stained and etched glass pieces in them, making them difficult to classify, so I follow this rule: If most of the sundial is of stained glass, then I put it in the stained glass section, otherwise I classify it as etched glass.

Stained Glass Sundials 18th Century (1700's)

Dial 47	Dial 69	Dial 7
The Tong Hall Dial Maker: Henry Gyles (1645-1709) Date: 1702 Original Location: Window above Tong Hall's main door, Bradford Yorkshire, England. (near Leeds). Present Location: At original location, but unfortunately, it's now obscured by a new entrance lobby. Orientation: declines slightly west of south Size: 3 x 5 ft. Adornment: The four Seasons Mottos: undetermined Condition: Fair. Cracked and restored. According to C. Daniel, "it is probably the finest known complete (English) stained glass dial still in place and relatively undamaged." Comment: Left photo: Exterior view of dial above Tong Hall's main entrance. Right photo: Interior view. Shadow says 10:50 Article by Christopher Daniel (858 kB): (2004) “Sundials” a Shire Book Article by Christopher Daniel (5 MB): (Apr 1988) Stained Glass Sundials in England and Wales. "Clocks" 10, 30-37 Original Photos: Here, Here Photo © C StJ H D. (Right photo) Websites: Tong Bradford and Conservation Area	The Gray's Inn Hall Dial Maker: by London glazier William Price the elder (c1644-1710) Date: 1702 Original Location: Gray's Inn Hall, London, England Present Location: removed and stored for safekeeping during World War II. now lost, mislaid or stolen. Orientation: south wall Size: unknown (large) Adornment: undetermined Mottos: "Temporas mutantur ... et nos mutamur in illis", approximately: "The seasons change ... and we change with them", Initials: TTC (for 1702 treasurer, Thomas Carter) Condition: unknown. was cracked then repaired Comment: (Left) Only known photo from "Clocks" magazine. (right) Artistic rendering of how dial might have looked based on the original photo and Gyles' favorite colors. We are looking for more information and better photos of this dial. Article by Christopher Daniel (5 MB): (Apr 1988) Stained Glass Sundials in England and Wales. "Clocks" 10, 30-37 Article by Geoffrey Lane (PDF 3 MB): Here Original Photos: Here, Here Photo © Geoffrey Lane	The Ledbury Dial Maker: unknown Date: 1700's or 1800's Original Location: 52° 02' N. 02° 25' W. Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Ledbury, Herefordshire, England Present Location: original location Orientation: south wall Size: unknown Adornment: flower Mottos: none Condition: good. Restored 1988 Comment: Rumors say that the dial was reinstalled up-side-down, but when last seen by Chris Daniel, it was sitting up-side-down on a window sill. Article by Christopher Daniel (2 MB): (1987) Shedding a Glorious Light. "Country Life" 181, 72-75 Original Photo: Here Photo © C StJ H D Websites: Ledbury, St. Michael and Diocese info

Dial 52	Dial 54	Dial 53
The Skull Dial Maker: unknown Date: 1790 Original Location: 53° N, city unknown, England Present Location: The British Museum, London, England Orientation: declines S.E. Size: 31.5 x 20.5 cm Adornment: a skull Mottos: Forsan peritus certe periturus (Though you may be that clever, you must die as well) Condition: unknown Comment: Photo is of a reproduction. Gnomon exists. We are looking for more information and good photos of this dial Photo Origin: Photos courtesy of Juergen Hoefeld and sent to us in 2003. Original Photos: Here, Here Website: British Museum	The Chronos Dial Maker: Johann Rudolf Huber (1668-1748). Date: 1731 Original Location: unknown location in Germany or Switzerland. Present Location: Historic Museum, Basle, Switzerland Orientation: undetermined Size: 14 x 14 cm (tiny) Adornment: Winged god Chronos with scythe, floating on clouds, holding a cloth that Death folds back Mottos: "As time goes by, then comes death, oh man regard, and fear God." Condition: unknown Comment: Design is symbolic representation of a sundial as reminder of the end of human life. Page 184 of Renè Rohr's book "Die Sonnenuhr" shows three glass sundials. The text for the Chronus Dial (picture 288) focuses on the specialty of Basel: For several hundred years the so called Basel-time was used. This is why the noon line goes to 1 o'clock. The two big sundials at the tower of Basel Muenster also show this Basel-time. Photo by Rene Rohr (293 KB): (1996) "Sundials: History, Theory and Practice" Dover Publications. Plate 8: Here Photo Origin: Photos courtesy of Juergen Hoefeld and sent to us in 2003. Photo d taken in 2008 and sent to us by Alain Ferreria Original Photos: Here, Here, Here, Here Websites: Basel Tourist Attractions and Historic Museum, Basel	The Zodiac Dial Maker: unknown Date: 1762 Original Location: unknown location at 48° N. in southern Germany Present Location: Wurttembergisches Landesmuseum, Stuttgart, Germany Orientation: south wall Size: 24 x 20 cm Adornment: figures of the Zodiac, Angel with Heavens, sphere & compass Mottos: undetermined Condition: unknown Comment: shadow shows the date also. We are looking for more information and good photos of this dial Photo Origin: Photos courtesy of Juergen Hoefeld and sent to us in 2003. Original Photos: Here, Here Websites: Stuttgart Museum/ and Review of Wurttemberg Museum

Dial 143	Dial 65	Dial 58
The Darmstadt Dial Maker: unknown Date: 1770 Original Location: Lutherhaus (Luther House) in Grümberg/upper Hassia, Germany. Oddly, Behrendt's reverse engineering calculates its design latitude as 66° N. (Same as the Artic Circle!). Present Location: Hessischen Landesmuseum (Hassia State Museum) in Darmstadt Germany Inv. Nr. Kg 37:19. Acquired in 1957. Orientation: vertical, declines south Size: 23 x 18 cm Adornment: Primitively done. Incorrectly drawn hourlines and zodiacal hyperbolas (sun calendar) in hexagon, hours 4-9-12 in twisted ribbon. Framework with floral tendrils. Sunspot. Chapter ribbon and margin pattern yellowish brown. Inscription: undetermined Condition: has cracks, holes for gnomon and mounting. Hour numbers faded away. Photos: We copied left photo from a videotape movie, and right photo from an article. Both are called "Historische Glassonnenuhren" 1989 by Hans Behrendt. Comment: Rudolph Hooijenga kindly translated this information for us from the Behrendt videotape. We need better photos of this dial. Original Photos: Here, Here Videotape Transcript of Dial 143 only: Here Website: Hessischen Landesmuseum (Hassia State Museum): Here	The Purley Hall Dial Maker: John Rowell of Wycombe, England (1686-1756) Date: 1734 Original Location: On the ground floor on the southwestern side of Purley Hall, Pangbourne, Berkshire, RG8 8DH, England. Google Earth Coordinates: Lat: 51°28'37.76'' N, Lon: 1°04'15.45'' W Present Location: original location Orientation: Inclination: vertical. Declination: Using Google Earth satellite photos, Carmichael estimated the wall’s declination to be about 22.89 ° West of South. Physical onsite measurement conducted by John Davis puts it at 22 ° W. But John Davis’s analysis of hourline placements show that the dial was designed for 26° W. making us conclude that it is mounted incorrectly in its frame by 2 degrees Size: 25.5 x 18.5 in. Adornment: fly in lower right. Dial has a second hour scale giving the time in Constantinople Mottos: "Umbrae sumus", "We are shadows" Condition: fair. Lower right pane is cracked. Gnomon is missing. An old photo, which we do not have here, shows the center pane with flaking numerals and missing hourlines before a restoration that occurred between 1965 and 1988. Mr. Davis concludes that the center pane was restored, but with poorly placed hourlines. There is a protective outer pane of clear glass. Comment: The owner, Tom Anderson replaced the missing gnomon in 2007 with help from English dialist, John Davis. Gnomon is attached to the outer protective glass pane to prevent damage to the stained glass if stress is applied to the gnomon. Carmichael's analysis of the origin of the hourlines (the place where the gnomon was attached) shows a fairly large error in the hourline angles between 12 noon and 1pm on the center glass pane making us believe that the restorer made mistakes when placing these hour lines. Article by John Davis (3MB): (Dec 2007) John Rowell-Plumber and Stained Glass Dial Maker, "The British Sundial Society Bulletin" No. 19 (iv) pg. 179-183. Article by Christopher Daniel (957 kB): (Nov 2003) 'Umbrae Sumus'. The Sundial Page, "Clocks" Vol. 26/10 Article by Christopher Daniel (5 MB): (Apr 1988) Stained Glass Sundials in England and Wales. "Clocks" 10, 30-37 Original Photos: Interior, Exterior pre-restoration, Exterior post-restoration, Hourline Origin Analysis Photos Courtesy of John Davis Website: Berkshire History Contact: Tom Anderson’s phone: Direct: +(44) 20 7907 8478, Mobile: +(44) 7799 477439. Emails: Tom Anderson and John Davis	The Arbury Hall Dial Designer & Maker: John Rowell of Wycombe, England Date: 1733 Original Location: unknown building and town in England. It must have been made for a building which was demolished between 1733 and 1785. Present Location: Dial was evidently bought as a result of the sale of another property. Now at Arbury Hall, near Nuneaton, Warwickshire England. Its lower edge is about 1420mm above ground level in a window that doesn't face South. Orientation: Designed for a due South window. Size: 235mm wide by 300mm high Adornment: Flesh-fly and butterfly. The fly is so accurate that it can be identified as a "Flesh-fly" (Sarcophaga carnaria) though the butterfly seems to show characteristics of both a Large and a Small Tortoiseshell. Signed and dated by maker. Mottos: none Condition: cracked and restored Comment: Moved to Arbury Hall in 1785 when Sir Roger Newdigate, the 5th Bart, bought it from a dealer, James Broden, among a job-lot of stained glass with which he wanted to adorn his newly built cloisters. Article by John Davis (3MB): (Dec 2007) John Rowell-Plumber and Stained Glass Dial Maker, "The British Sundial Society Bulletin" No. 19 (iv) pg. 179-183. Article by Christopher Daniel (957 kB): (Nov 2003) 'Umbrae Sumus'. The Sundial Page, "Clocks" Vol. 26/10 Article by Christopher Daniel (5 MB): (Apr 1988) Stained Glass Sundials in England and Wales. "Clocks" 10, 30-37 Original Photos: Here, Here Photo © C StJ H D Website: Information Britain Hotels and About Britain and UK Heritage

Dial 145	Dial 146
The Ludwigsburg Dial Maker: unknown Date: 1781 Original Location: Oddly, in Behrendt's article, "Historische Glassonnenuhren", he says it was at: 50° N. in Mainz, Bamberg Germany; but in his videotape, he says reverse engineering calculates its design latitude at 45.2° N, which puts it at Bordeaux in southern France, or Milan in northern Italy. Present Location: Heimatmuseum (Regional History Museum) of Ludwigsburg near Stuttgart Germany. Orientation: vertical. Behrendt's reverse engineering calculates declination as 7.5° East of South. Size: 24 x 21 cm Adornment & Inscriptions: Simple. 1781. Chapter beam with hours 6-12-5 and short half hour lines on margin. Dotted Meridian and substyle. Mono-colored rust brown numbers and lines. Coat of arms with deer head. Rococo monogram J.J.J. According to Professor Decker-Hauff, of the Institute for Historical Regional Studies and Historical Subsidiary Sciences at the Stuttgart University: "Although the ornamentation uses heraldic symbols, it is not a coat of arms in the strict sense. Helmet, helmet cover, and helmet ornaments are indeed present, but the crucial blazon and blazon picture is missing. Instead, a typical Rococo monogram appears, formed from the letters J J J in an oval cartouche, which are repeated, mirrored, after the fashion of Rocaille ornamentations. Since in the much-entwined monogram there is also the suggestion of a letter V, it could also be read J J v J." Condition: monolithic pane cracked, hole for gnomon Photo: We copied this photo from a videotape movie by Hans Behrendt called "Historische Glassonnenuhren" 1989. Comment: Rudolph Hooijenga kindly translated this information for us from the Behrendt videotape. We need better photos of this dial. Original Photo: Here Videotape Transcript of Dial 145 only: Here Website: Heimatmuseum of Ludwigsburg: Here	The Warsaw Dial Maker: Jean François Richer, an artist, French astronomer and Instrument maker. Date: 1788 Original Location: Wilanow castle in Warsaw Poland. Behrendt's reverse engineering calculates its design latitude as 52.1° N. which corresponds with the location of Warsaw. Present Location: probably at its original location Orientation: vertical. Behrendt's reverse engineering calculates declination as 14° East of South. Size: unknown Adornment & Inscriptions: The finely divided dial shows a sun calendar with the hours of VI o'clock am to V o'clock pm on the edges. 15 minute time divisions. For the first time on an historical glass sundial, the figure-of-eight analemma appears, indicating the deviation of true noon at the different seasons. Has the King's crown with the Polish and Lithuanian coat of arms, and in the centre is the coat of arms of the Poniatowski family. Further up, is the inscription: "Richer brevelé du roi en 1788". Patron was the Polish king. Mottos: the admonishing motto "Ultima time" ('Fear the latest'). The word "hour" is understood to be added. Condition: unknown. The gnomon is missing. At the end of the zodiacal hyperbola, the symbols are quite faint. Photo: We copied this photo from a videotape movie by Hans Behrendt called "Historische Glassonnenuhren" 1989. He says: "In 1966, Dr. Somerville of Mendota England photographed dial at the Wilanow castle in Warsaw. In 1984, a Mrs. Zusanna Prószynska from Warsaw inquired after the sundial, in particular the activity of the artist. Apparently, she was doing research on the clocks of King Stanislaus August Poniatowski; and she sent this excellent photo, made by photographer [Mrs.] Krystina Kowalska." (Note: this photo has degenerated horribly because it is several copies removed from the original). Comment: This is the only old Polish stained glass sundial that we've located. Behrendt says: "Notice how the inscription is to be read inversely. Probably the pane was negligently inserted wrongly during a restoration." Rudolph Hooijenga kindly translated this information for us from the Behrendt videotape. We need better photos of this important historical dial. Original Photo: Here Videotape Transcript of Dial 146 only: Here

Stained Glass Sundials 19th Century (1800's)

Dial 60	Dial 396	Dial 156
The Henley Hall Dial Maker: Charles Eamer Kempe (1837-1907), highly eminent stained glass artist in the late 19th century. His firm in the south of England near Brighton, Sussex, produced a large number of windows for cathedrals and churches worldwide, including the USA Date: 1875 (Victorian) Original Location: Lat: 52.22 N; Long: 2.40 W. At Henley Hall, in Henley Shropshire, England (Henley is 4 miles East of Ludlow on the way to Bentley. The window is on a small extension to the main house which was added in 1874. Present Location: at original location. Last seen there in 2004 by Silas Higgons. Orientation: south wall Size: The oval dial window itself measures 18" wide x 22" deep and forms the centre of a larger window 36" wide x 45" deep. Adornment: richly embellished with Victorian artwork. It is surrounded by various designs including, at each side of it, the coat of arms of the Wood family who were owners of the house at that time. Motto: The motto below the dial pane reads: "Make time ~ save time, while time lasts, All time is no time, when time is past" Condition: The gnomon is missing Comment: In the BSS registry BSS SrNo2299. This is a perfect candidate for a new replacement gnomon. Hopefully someone will add one. Information update supplied by Silas Higgons. Article by Christopher Daniel (5 MB): (Apr 1988) Stained Glass Sundials in England and Wales. "Clocks" 10, 30-37 Original Photos: Here, Here, Here, Here Photos © taken Dec 2004. courtesy of Silas Higgons. Website: Ludlow: Here	The West Lindfield Dial Maker: Charles Eamer Kempe (1837-1907), highly eminent stained glass artist in the late 19th century. His firm in the south of England near Brighton, Sussex, produced a large number of windows for cathedrals and churches worldwide, including the USA. Date: 1893 Original Location: On the West wall of The Dial Room (Kempe’s bedroom) at Old Place in Lindfield Sussex England. According to a “Country Life” magazine article dated 23rd May 1903, Pages 666 – 669, it states on pg. 669: “In the largest room (Kempe’s bedroom), which is known as the Dial Room, there is an interesting revival of a very old custom - the placing of a sundial on a window pane.” According to page 423 of Mrs. Alfred Gatty's "Book of sun-Dials" she confirms that it was located at Mr. Kempe's home at Old Place in Lindfield along with two other stained glass sundials. Present Location: unknown. It’s possibly at its original location, but is probably not still there since Philip Pattenden says that it was restored in 1920 then sold. Orientation: vertical. Declines West of South Size: unknown Adornment: The window dial is quite detailed, and the artwork is quite similar to the South Southwest Lindfield dial. We have not identified the scenes depicted in the upper left and right glass panes. Like the South Southwest Lindfield Dial, it has four signs of the zodiac on the lower panes surrounding the inscription, but they are different ones - the ram, the bull, the heavenly twins, and the crab. This leads us to believe that the lost 3rd Sundial from the Dial Room probably had the remaining four signs of the Zodiac, and that the lost 3rd Dial probably looks similar to the other two. Inscription: Latin inscription on bottom center pane: "Nulli optabilis, Dabilur mora, Irrevocabilis, Labitur bora, Ne sis inutilis, Semper labora, Neve sis fotilis, Vigila ora". This inscription is translated into English on the adjoining South Southwest window. (See Dial 156). Motto: No motto is clearly visible, but there is some illegible text in the upper left and right panes. Condition: unknown. But Pattenden said that it was restored in 1920 then sold. The almost vertical thick black line on the dial face in the top center pane might be a crack in the glass that was re-leaded during a restoration. Comment: Page 423 of Mrs. Gatty's " The Book of Sun-dials" says: "In addition to the pillar dial Mr. Kempe, the owner of Old Place, Lindfield, has placed a vertical dial on the stable and three window dials on the house." In the article by Pattenden "A Pelican in Sussex" in History Today, 9/1982, he confirms that these three window dials were formerly located in the Dial Room at Old Place in Lindfield. The "Sunday Chronicle" (Aug 1896) reported: "Mr. Kempe has approximately a dozen sundials in his garden and his house. Most remarkably, he has set up several in such a way that he can tell the time from his bed. Indeed three of his sundials have been set up in the windows and so arranged that they indicate the time on the glass of the window. Each window showed the signs of the zodiac on the four lower panes. In the west window was the inscription: "Nec Sol, nec Umbra" (So little sun, just so little shade), along with the date 1893. The morning dial (Behrendt's catalogue number 47) indicates the hours from 3 to 10, while the southwest dial (No 48) shows the hours 7-12-6. These panes were restored around 1920, and later sold.” We need more information and better photos of this lost dial and for someone to arrange a visit to Old Place in Lindfield to investigate, measure and photograph this dial and the other two lost stained glass dials if they still exist there. If they aren’t there, where are they? Original Photo copied from "A Pelican in Sussex" in History Today: Here Transformed Original Photo: Here Photos & Information: We deeply are indebted to Dr. Robert Berger, Geoffrey Lane, John Davis and David Brown for researching and providing the most of the information here. Reference in Mrs. Alfred Gatty's "Book of Sun-Dials": Here Lindfield, Old Place photo: Here Sussex Connections Article: Here Website: Lindfield: Here Website: ‘History Today’: Here	The South Southwest Lindfield Dial Maker: Charles Eamer Kempe (1837-1907), highly eminent stained glass artist in the late 19th century. His firm in the south of England near Brighton, Sussex, produced a large number of windows for cathedrals and churches worldwide, including the USA. Date: 1893 Original Location: On the South Southwest wall of The Dial Room (Kempe’s bedroom) at Old Place in Lindfield Sussex England. According to a “Country Life” magazine article dated 23rd May 1903, Pages 666 – 669, it states on pg. 669: “In the largest room (Kempe’s bedroom), which is known as the Dial Room, there is an interesting revival of a very old custom - the placing of a sundial on a window pane.” According to page 423 of Mrs. Alfred Gatty's "Book of sun-Dials" she confirms that it was located at Mr. Kempe's home at Old Place in Lindfield along with two other stained glass sundials. Present Location: unknown. It’s possibly at its original location, but is probably not still there since Philip Pattenden says that it was restored in 1920 then sold. Orientation: vertical. Declines south southwest Size: unknown Adornment: The window dial is quite detailed, and the artwork is very similar to the West Lindfield dial. The shield upper left shows St George killing the dragon and the one upper right has a Christ child on a bed of straw. Like the West Lindfield Dial, it has four signs of the zodiac on the lower panes surrounding the inscription, but they are different ones - Leo, Virgo, Libra, and Scorpio. This leads us to believe that the lost 3rd Sundial from the Dial Room probably had the remaining four signs of the Zodiac, and that the lost 3rd Dial probably looks quite similar to the other two. An unusual gnomonic feature is the painted substyle line on the dial face. Inscription: The lower center pane has an amusing translation of a Latin inscription that’s on the adjoining West window. " To no one is given right of delay; Noted in heaven passeth each day; Be not thou fruitless; Work while ye may; Trifling were bootless; Watch thou and pray." There are also short Latin inscriptions on the upper left and right panes. We need help translating these. Motto: The text in the upper left and right panes is something like "Decus angel’ru" (L) and "Gloria excelsis" (R). Condition: unknown. But Pattenden said that it was restored in 1920 then sold. Comment: Page 423 of Mrs. Gatty's " The Book of Sun-dials" says: "In addition to the pillar dial Mr. Kempe, the owner of Old Place, Lindfield, has placed a vertical dial on the stable and three window dials on the house." One of the three window dials she mentioned is the lost Lindfield dial. In the article by Pattenden "A Pelican in Sussex" in History Today, 9/1982, he confirms that these three window dials were formerly located in the Dial Room at Old Place in Lindfield. The "Sunday Chronicle" (Aug 1896) reported: "Mr. Kempe has approximately a dozen sundials in his garden and his house. Most remarkably, he has set up several in such a way that he can tell the time from his bed. Indeed three of his sundials have been set up in the windows and so arranged that they indicate the time on the glass of the window. Each window showed the signs of the zodiac on the four lower panes. In the west window was the inscription: "Nec Sol, nec Umbra" (So little sun, just so little shade), along with the date 1893. The morning dial (Behrendt's catalogue number 47) indicates the hours from 3 to 10, while the southwest dial (No 48) shows the hours 7-12-6. These panes were restored around 1920, and later sold.” We need more information and better photos of this lost dial and for someone to arrange a visit to Old Place in Lindfield to investigate, measure and photograph this dial and the other two lost stained glass dials if they still exist there. If they aren’t there, where are they? Original © Photo from Country Life Magazine article dated 23rd May 1903, pgs 666 – 669: Here Transformed Original © Photo from Country Life Magazine Article: Here Scanned Copy of Original © Photo from Country Life Magazine Article: Here Original Still Photo Copy from Behrendt Videotape:Here Photos & Information: We deeply are indebted to Dr. Robert Berger, Geoffrey Lane, John Davis and David Brown for researching and providing the most of the information here. We are equally indebted to Country Life magazine for sending to us and giving us permission to use their copyrighted photo. Please do not use their photo without their permission. Videotape Transcript of Dial 156 only: Here Reference in Mrs. Alfred Gatty's "Book of Sun-Dials": Here Lindfield, Old Place photo: Here Sussex Connections Article: Here Website: Lindfield: Here Website: Country Life Magazine Picture Library: Here

Dial 186	Dial 202	Dial 153
The Sunflower Dial Designer: Willy Triebold Maker: Not applicable Date: 1894 Original Location: n/a Present Location: n/a Orientation: unknown Size: the size of a typical small window Adornment: a sunflower plant with several flowers. Sun is near the horizon. The top flower has the sundial face. Unidentified markings at the bottom. Mottos: none visible Condition: n/a Photo: This poor quality photo is copied from a videotape movie by Hans Behrendt called "Neuzeitliche Glassonnenuhren" (Modern Glass Sundials) 1990. Comment: This drawing originally appeared in the 'Deutschen Uhrmacherzeitung' (German Clockmakers Journal) of 1899. It described this drawing of a sundial under the heading "Decorated windowpane for a sundial". Author Willy Triebold, Berlin. In this picture, the dial is read from the outside like a typical vertical wall dial. It shows the year 1894. There's no report that this dial was ever actually made. It would be nice to see a new one made using this design. We are looking for better copies of this drawing and a copy of the publication. Original Photo: Here	The Grantchester Dial Designer and Glazier: unknown Date: Probably 1877 because in the book, County Churches of Cambridge, it says: "S aisle erected 1877". Original Location: Lat: 52° N; in the south aisle, in the window nearest to chancel, Church of Sts. Mary & Andrew in Grantchester Cambridgeshire, England. Present Location: at original location. Orientation: The window faces south. The sundial depiction is of a south wall vertical dial. Size: Window: unknown; Sundial plate: about 30 cm. Adornment: In center window, the prophet Isaiah holds a vertical sundial that is a depiction, not a real sundial. On the left window is Elijah holding a picture of a Roman chariot, and on the right window is Jeremiah holding up a broken ball. Mottos: "To the glory of God and in loving memory of Thomas Howard died 1843 aged 62, Ellen Howard died 1871 aged 65, William Page Howard died 1862 aged 19". Condition: excellent Comment: This is a well executed sundial depiction, not a real working sundial. An ornate gnomon casts a shadow at about 2:10 pm. Note the uncommon use of hour numerals that are lower case Roman Numerals, and that "j" replaces some of the "i"s. (vj, vji, vjii, ix, x, xi, xii, i, ii, iii, iiii, v, vi). In the unpublished manuscript copy of 'Cambridgeshire Antiquities' by Charles Lingard Bell, written about 1883, he mentions the window and gives the dates. See snapshot of part of the text: Here. And his layout drawing of the church with this window marked by an arrow: Here. Grantchester was made famous by the poet Rupert Brooke. Original Photos: Here, Here, Here Photos and Information: Courtesy of Mike Cowham taken Feb, 2005 Website: Grantchester: Here	The Blackheath Dial Maker: W. Doyle Date: 1815 Original Location: Blackheath London England Present Location: unknown, possibly at its original location Orientation: vertical. declination unknown Size: unknown Adornment: unknown Inscription: unknown Motto: unknown Condition: unknown, but gnomon is intact in this photo Photo: This poor resolution photo and information are copied from a videotape movie and transcript by Hans Behrendt called "Alte Englischen Fenstersonnenhren" 1990 Comment: We need more information and better photos of this lost dial and an English translation of the videotape transcript. Original Photo: Here Videotape Transcript of Dial 153 only: Here Website: Blackheath: Here

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