Re: Dial 5 - stained glass sundials page

[John Carmichael]

Hello Chris:   What an amazing letter!  You actually live in Gyles house!  Is that in York?  I was there two years ago with the BSS and we visited Dial 5.  I just wanted to thank you for updating this important dial.  I have already made the changes to the text and have forwarded the new information to the webmaster of the site.   Could I impose on you to send me more information on the publication you mentioned (J.T.Brighton, 'Henry Gyles, Virtuoso and Glasspainter of York 1645 -1709).  Do you know the name of the publisher and the date of publication?  The reason I ask, is that I should probably add it to the References Link on the website.   There are many dials that we lack information on in regards to their original locations.  As you suggested in your letter, it is indeed possible to subject a dial face to a mathematical analysis and roughly determine its design location to within a degree or two,  but the computations are tedious and time consuming, and even more difficult if the dial is missing its gnomon.  It is my hope to eventually get some volunteers from both the British and North American Dial Societies to help with this detective work.  It's like Sherlock Holmes, isn't it!   Thank you again Chris so much for taking the time to send that information.   sincerely,   John     John L. Carmichael Jr. 925 E. Foothills Dr. Tucson Arizona, USA Tel: 520-696-1709 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sundial Sculptures Website: http://www.sundialsculptures.com Stained Glass Sundials Website: http://advanceassociates.com/Sundials/Stained_Glass ----- Original Message ----- From: Chris Pearson To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2003 9:52 AM Subject: Dial 5 - stained glass sundials page Hello - I have just found your excellent page on stained glass sundials - in which I am particularly interested as I live in the former house of Henry Gyles. I thought I'd let you know that Dial 5, listed as maker unknown, is attributed to Henry Gyles  (J.T.Brighton, 'Henry Gyles, Virtuoso and Glasspainter of York 1645 -1709). He also suggests it is not its original location. I suspect one would need a technical expert from the British Sundial society to work out the original latitude to find where it might be from! Regards, Chris Pearson (Ms) P.S. Grey Court is actually spelt 'Gray's Court' and the College was St John's College, and is now the University College of Ripon and York St John. I'm not sure if Gray's Court is still part of their campus.