Re: St. Margareth

Hi Bill,   I believe the lines on the dials are described by the designer (Chris Daniel, the BSS President) as being 'platinum', and the blue colour as 'enamelled' - I'm not sure if these are forms of 'gilding' and 'vitreous enamel', respectively.   Regards,   John --

Re: Moore Sundial stolen

Luke Great News ! thanks Kevin On 22 Jul 2012, at 17:41, Luke Coletti wrote: > > A bronze sculpture worth £500,000 stolen from the former home of British > artist and sculptor Henry Moore has been recovered by detectives after a > televised appeal for information. > > The Sundial, created by M

Re: St. Margareth

Thank you for sharing this dial. It is a great example of the quiet strength of simple design elements. The blue background with white lines and numbers is friendly to the eye and eye-catching at the same time. The symmetry of the annular dials surrounding the round stain glass windows is very s

Re: Moore Sundial stolen

A bronze sculpture worth £500,000 stolen from the former home of British artist and sculptor Henry Moore has been recovered by detectives after a televised appeal for information. The Sundial, created by Moore in 1965 as a working model for a larger sculpture, was found at an undisclosed locat

AW: St. Margareth

Dear Andrew, your really very exquisite reply makes me very happy and it would be great if you could have opened a fruitful discussion at the Sundial Mailing List with it! The Olympic Organisation Committee often is talking about a “cultural program” in connection with the games: Here it is!

RE: St. Margareth

Dear Reinhold, Thank you for sharing that link http://www.cadrans-solaires.fr/cadrans-Londres-saint-margareth.html and that picture of the fine St Margaret's, Westminster sundials. I believe they were designed by Chris D