Re: Moore sundials

[Chris Lusby Taylor]

By chance I was in London on Friday, so took my camera to Printing House Square. The square and the block around it were surrounded by high construction-site type boards. Evidently, The Times's former offices had been demolished. Signs showed the proposed creation of a new block to be called Times Square. From a high vantage point in Blackfriars' Station I was able to see over the hoardings. In the centre of the block I could see a large oval raised area. I am pretty sure this was where the sundial had been. It is certainly not there now. The demolition company involved have a Web site with a picture showing the whole area at <http://www.cantillon-demolition.co.uk/Times%20Square.htm> (scroll down to the second picture). The dial was, I believe, exactly where the big red hoarding is in the picture.  Of course, if I'd found this Web site first I could have saved myself a long walk! The agents handling the renting of the new building have a Web site with a picture at <http://www.louisdreyfus.com/realestate/pdf/ts.pdf>  that seems to show no prospect for resiting the sundial. I have no idea where it now is or who owns it. The photographs in Cousins' book look identical to the dial in Chicago <http://web.fc-net.fr/frb/sundials/photos/chicago.jpg> except of course for the latitude/inclination. There was no fence around the London dial, but the raised oval was perhaps to keep people at a distance. If anyone knows where the dial now is I'd be most interested, as I believe it is one of the most beautiful dials created in a very long time. Another being John Davis's Isaac Newton, shown at the BSS conference. Regards Chris Lusby Taylor 51.4N, 1.3W   Chris Lusby Taylor wrote: Mario, There is a good photograph of the exquisite London dial in Cousins' book. It was, as you say, done for The Times, but the newspaper has since moved. I wonder if they took it with them? I have the book but no scanner, so cannot help you, sorry. Maybe someone else has both. Good luck Chris 51.4N 1.3W Mario Arnaldi wrote: Dear all, I kew that the famous sculptor Henry Moore in 1967 realised a monumental equatorial bronze sundial in the London centre of the "The Times" journal. In 1980 the same sculptor made a monumental bronze sundial at the Adler Planetarium of Chicago. I would be interested in the images of the two works, someone may help me? Thank you very much Mario-------------------------------------------------------- Mario Arnaldi V.le Leonardo, 82 I-48020 LIDO ADRIANO - Ravenna Italy E-Mai:l [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Site: http://digilander.iol.it/McArdal Shop: http://web.tiscalinet.it/McArdal -----------------------------------------------------------