It's not quite in the UK, but I recently saw a magnificent memorial sundial
near Caen
in Normandy. The gnomon is stainless steel, about 4 metres high. The hour
markers
are stones set in concrete. The hour numbers are not marked at all, so it is
impossible
to read the time, as you do not know which hour each stone represents. Another
stone
is placed at the exact time that the British army arrived to liberate the
village in the
D-day landings.
Regards
Chris Lusby Taylor
-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Moss [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 1998 11:53 AM
To: Sundial Mail List
Subject: LARGE DIALS IN THE UK
Fellow Shadow Watchers,
A local development in North Tyneside is to
include a large sundial and they have asked me to advise. My opening
comment was a quote from "What's the use of Big Sundials?" - but they
want one so the project is going ahead.
The landscape architect has asked for any available information on other
large public dials in the UK between in the region of 5/6 meters high -
or over?
If anyone knows of examples erected in recent years I would be very
pleased to receive a brief statement of location and some descriptive
details to add to the list.
Many thanks in anticipation,
Tony Moss
