Hello John, A bit of a side aspect to your query but the same Mr Buck was previously Vicar at Kirkby Malzeard and this dial seems to be from there.
See: http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/gatty/sundials/241.html which has, at entry #316, this text: 316. FLOREAT ECCLESIA. May the Church flourish. "This dial was given by Mr. W. Buck, minister here in anno 1697." This inscription is over the church porch at Kirkby Malzeard, Yorks. Mr. Buck afterwards became Vicar of Marton-cum-Grafton, Yorks., and put up a dial bearing the same motto, with his initials and date 1700, on the chancel wall of that Church. When the Church was rebuilt in 1873, the dial was removed to its present position on the vestry chimney, and the iron gnomon having been broken, the Rev. J. R. Lunn, then vicar, replaced it with a copper gnomon pierced with his initials and the Sunday Letter and Golden Number for the year of rebuilding. An older stone dial, possibly of the twelfth century, was found in the old church, and has now been inserted in the wall inside the vestry. Gatty (1890 Ed) has slightly more about it on page 114/115 under motto #153. 153· FLOREAT ECCLESIA. 1697. L. 54°12'. May the Church flourish. Is on the church-porch at Kirkby Malzeard, Yorkshire; and the dial is further inscribed, "This dial was given by Mr. W. Buck, minister here in anno 1697." To be read also at Marton cum Grafton, in the same county. The church of Marton was pulled down (1873), and a new one has been built. The dial was situated on the south side of the chancel of the original church. It is of stone, and is inscribed, "W. B. 1700. Floreat Ecc1esia." The style was iron" and when the church was being pulled to pieces the dial fell, and the style was broken. The Rev. ]. R.Lunn, then vicar, replaced it with a copper one, solid, and pierced with C XIV IRL giving the golden number Sunday letter and year of rebuilding. It is now situated on the -vestry chimney (1884). The W.B.whose initials are on the dial was William Buck, who became vicar 1700, and died in 1719. He came from Kirkby Malzeard, where he had been curate, and had erected the dial recorded above. Mr. Lunn states that a much older dial of stone (without the style) Was discovered at Marton, and he has had it built inside the vestry amongst other old remains. It"is possibly of twelfth century date." Regards Patrick Regards Patrick From: John Foad Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2013 3:05 PM To: Sundial List Subject: Dominical Letter The dial at Marton-cum-Grafton in North Yorkshire has a gnomon engraved with ‘C’ and ‘xiv’, being the Sunday or Dominical Letter, and the Golden Number, for the year of its restoration. I *think* that translates to 1875 (given that the dial is 19th century). Can anyone confirm this? And more interestingly, does anyone have a calculator to show candidate years, given the Sunday Letter and Golden Number? Many thanks for any help, John -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
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