Greetings Frank and others I think I have reported Maud Heath's dial near Kellaways, East Tytherton, Wiltshire, to the Register and was not the first to do so. Is it SRN 0401 - I haven't got any info to hand? It's not quite on a bridge, for as far as I remember it is built (C17) on the usually dry land beside the road - Maud Heath's causeway. She was a widow who in 1474 left a gift to build this dry route to market. See http://www.yourguide.org.uk/chippenham/maud.html for example and http://www.northwiltslink.co.uk/html/maud_heath_-_north_wiltshire.html has a picture of the sundial.
The Wilton/Ross dial is on a bridge definitely known as Wilton Bridge and I think is just in Wilton which is beside and the other side of the river Wye below Ross. The dial was moved across the bridge at some time in the 20th century so that now the other side of it is seen from the road. (In the past there has been some confusion between this Wilton and Wilton, Wiltshire, where there is a very worn polyhedral sundial in the market place having strong similarities with that at Moccas Court.) There is a picture at http://www.wyevalley.fsworld.co.uk/wilton%20bridge.htm where it is also said to be incorrectly set, but I can't vouch for that. Another picture at http://www.wyenot.com/news/2005-01-18-3.htm may relate to its being moved but again I'm not certain of its origin. Andrew James -----Original Message----- From: Frank Evans [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 30 May 2005 12:25 To: Sundial Subject: bridge dials Greetings fellow dialists, Thanks for kind responses to my enquiry about bridge dials. It seems that the supposition that they are uncommon is true. David Brown has added another possible in the cubical dial on Maud Heath's causeway in Wiltshire (is this dial to be found somewhere in the BSS Register?). It seems the Ross on Wye dial is actually in Wilton (to Patrick Powers: no, I have no further information, Patrick). <snip> -
