The wall on which a vertical sundial is mounted does not have to face due south. A sundial can be calculated to work well on a wall facing in almost any direction so long as the wall is not seriously overshadowed by other buildings or trees.


Portland stone sundial at
St. Mary's Church
Ashby, Suffolk.


Memorial sundial at
St. Edward's School, Oxford.


The latin motto means
'better late than never'.


Slate sundial for a westerly wall.


A dial for a Cumbrian cottage
made from the local stone.


Memorial sundial at
Birmingham University.


Slate sundial for a garden in
Glasgow. The motto means
'soon it will be night'.


Memorial sundial at
Treloar School, Hampshire


Portland stone sundial for HMS Excellent
Naval Training College, Portsmouth.


Millennium sundial at New College, Oxford.

 

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