Patrick Powers writes: >Interesting you mention the dial at Stellenbosch. You might >like to know that this dial is recorded in the Register - since it >emanated from the UK. It is SRNO 4117 and Carolyn Martin and (I think) >Andrew James did some research. Dial is from St Mary's Alverstoke, Hants >which was reconstructed in 1885 at which time the dial was removed by J >Philip Legg, (then Rector of Stellenbosch) in remembrance of his parents >who are buried in Alverstoke. It is now in the wall of the SA church. >Hampshire records show it originally cost £4 15s 0d. I think it is mounted >inside the church but am not sure.
Hi Patrick and all, Congratulations on having this information about the UK source. But be assured that the dial is, or at least recently was, fruitlessly mounted outside the South African church. Both I and I think Mike Cowham have independently photographed it. Mike Cowham included it in a quizz about funny dials that he devised for an early (at Oxford?) British Sundial Society meeting. Frank 55N 1W -- Frank Evans
