Horizontal (Butterfly) Sundial - Horniman Gardens, London Road, Forest Hill, London, UK
N 51° 26.461 W 000° 03.689
30U E 704213 N 5702966
Within Horniman Gardens, at Forest Hill in south London, there is a trail of sundials. These are of a variety of types that demonstrate how the sun is used to indicate the time. There are 12 sundials in all but only 11 are easily accessible.
Waymark Code: WMM6M2
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/31/2014
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Close to the first sundial in the trail, the scaphe sundial, there is a map showing the location of the others. As a suggestion, and to easily locate the others, pop in to the museum reception and ask for a (free) map of the museum and grounds. Return to the map and transfer the locations - it makes finding them a lot easier!
The Horniman Museum website tells us about this sundial:
Horizontal "Butterfly" dial
Design: Edwin Russell
Construction: Brookbrae Ltd, 1994
This is a limited edition dial originally designed for the Sunday Express Garden at the Chelsea Flower Show 1987 demonstrating the combination of science and art.
The dial commemorates the 20th wedding anniversary of sundial enthusiast Noel Ta'Bois. It was given to the Horniman after his death in 1988.
Correcting the "reading" |
Map of the sundials |