>In 1917 Dom Ethelbert Horne did a survey of scratch dials ('Primitive
Sundials or Scratch Dials') in Somerset and published a book on his
findings.. I understand (from my 1929, second edition) that that the second
half of that first edition consisted of a list of all the Somerset
churches having Scratch dials on them. Is there any reference to there
being any Scratch dials on the Bath Abbey Church of Saints Peter and Paul,
and if so, how many were there, where were they, and are there any pictures
of them? Mrs Gatty (rather earlier) says (p.72) that "on the walls of Bath
Abbey Church there are no less than thirteen dials, varying in size, and
the number of lines, and three of these are on the north side".
I'd be very glad to have any information that anyone can supply on these
dials, none of which is visible today.<
As far as I can see there is no mention of Bath Abbey in the 1917 first
edition.. The listings occur in the Appendix and Part I of that contains
mention of the dials of North Somerset including those of Bath District.
There is no mention that I can see of Bath City. It says that the district
contains 22 parish churches and of these seven have eight dials between
them of which three are doubtful. The named churches with dials in Bath
are Claverton, Dunkerton, Englishcombe, Hinton Charterhouse, Langridge,
Swainswick and Wellow. There is stated to be an upside down dial at
Dunkerton. Bath isn't even mentioned in the Index.
Regards
Patrick
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