Sundial Restoration




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Before the invention of reliable clock mechanisms sundials were used to set clocks.

There are many old stone dials in urgent need of restoration, particularly on churches.
I can advise on preservation and undertake repairs of old dials or make replicas.

restoration at St. Cross Church, Oxford
Restored sundial at the church of St. Peter
and St. Paul, Blandford Forum, Dorset.

restored Victorian sundial
Restoration of the sundial at the Co-op store at Bishopthorpe, near York (original sundial shown inset). The dial is carved in York stone. It was originally made for another building and is probably late 18th century. The motto means 'Gliding time' or 'Time slipping by'.

restoration at St. Cross Church, Oxford
Restoration of the sundial at
St. Cross Church, Oxford

Restored Victorian sundial at
St. Michael's Church, West Overton, Wiltshire

	Restored 18th century farmhouse sundial
	18th century cube sundial with restored gnomons and recarved detail
	New gnomons for a 19th century multi-faceted sundial

Replica of a 17th century sundial at
All Saint's Church, Harbury, Warwickshire

The original sundial is shown inset

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