Thanks to the Hans Behrendt videotapes, we now know of three Victorian
English stained glass sundials. The fabrication of SGS in the 1800s almost
died out so these are the only three that we've found from this period.
They are:
1. The Henley Hall Dial in Suffolk county
2. The Blackheath Dial in Blackheath London
3. The Lindfield Dial in Lindfield, Sussex
I think that both the Henley Hall and the Blackheath Dials still exist in
their original locations since they were filmed by Behrendt. Chris Daniel
also photographed the Henley Hall dial several years ago but I don't think
Chris knows about the existence of the other two which I found in the
Behrendt videotapes. I think that the Lindfield dial has been lost because
Behrendt only filmed a page with a photo of it from an unknown printed
publication. If it still existed when he did his filming he probably would
have filmed the real thing.
Anyway, the photographs we have are horrible and we lack information on them
(makers, size, condition, etc.).
Like I said, I don't think we'll find the Lichfield dial, but we'd love to
get better photos and more information on The Henley Hall and Blackheath
Dials. Have any of you ever seen them? The Henley Hall Dial is
particularly beautiful with lots of colorful ornate Victorian painting. In
my opinion, The Henley Hall Dial is important for historical reasons because
it is the only dial in our Image Archive that has this type of painting and
artwork.
You can see the only available photos and information we have on them in the
Image Archive at:
http://advanceassociates.com/Sundials/Stained_Glass/sundials_SGS2.html
thanks for any help with photos or info you might have,
John Carmichael
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