Vertical (Stained Glass) Sundial - Horniman Gardens, London Road, Forest Hill, London, UK
N 51° 26.474 W 000° 03.666
30U E 704239 N 5702991
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: WMM6MA
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:
Vertical Stained Glass Dial
Design: Roselyn Loftin
Delineator: David Young, 1993
A feature of the Conservatory, the dial faces slightly west of south.
The design of the dial symbolises elements of the museum. Each blue panel represents a different museum collection and the green panel, the gardens.
The gnomon is situated on the outside of the conservatory creating a shadow that can be seen from inside the building.
Reading the dial
This dial is designed to be read from inside the Conservatory. The time is indicated by the gnomon's shadow on the glass. The layout shows the morning hours on the right and afternoon hours on the left (the reverse of most vertical sundials).
Underneath this dial at the base of the conservatory you can also see the original plaque explaining the 'Equation of Time'.
Correcting the "reading" |
Map of the sundials |