When considering the design of a vertical sundial there are several important aspects to take…
capelJune 20, 2023
We’ll be taking a break from our Wills’s cigarette card series next month. Don’t worry,…
capelAugust 1, 2018
The sundial at Heslington Hall, near York is July’s ‘Sundial of the Month’. This is…
capelJuly 1, 2018
It’s time for a new ‘Sundial of the Month’ from our Wills’s cigarette card collection.…
capelJune 1, 2018
For May the group of sundials at Corpus Christi College, Oxford will be our ‘Sundial…
capelMay 1, 2018
The second sundial taken from our Wills’ Cigarette Card series of ‘Old Sundials’ is the…
capelApril 1, 2018
March sees the first ‘Sundial of The Month’ taken from our Wills’ Cigarette Card series…
capelMarch 5, 2018
Our ‘Sundial of the Month’ for February is the Yellow Sundial which sits at Port…
capelFebruary 1, 2018
This month we have a more modern structure for our ‘Sundial of the Month’. The…
capelNovember 1, 2017
Perhaps the most delicate and decorative designs we’ve featured as our ‘Sundial of The Month’,…
capelOctober 1, 2017
The Sundial Stone is one of the oldest sundials that we’ve featured on our website…
capelSeptember 1, 2017
The Quitsato Sundial is a spectacular design located at La Mitad Del Mundo (Middle of the…
capelJuly 1, 2017
The Equation of Time is the one part of sundial theory that people always ask…
capelFebruary 8, 2017
This is the second in my critique of the Jantar Mantar Royal Observatory. The Samrat…
capelJanuary 5, 2017
Our sundial for this month may not be instantly recognisable as a sundial. The Taipei…
capelDecember 1, 2016
The Jantar Mantar Astronomical Garden of Jaipur, Rajasthan is a collection of nineteen architectural astronomical instruments, built by…
capelNovember 24, 2016
This sundial, titled ‘Timepiece’ was designed by Wendy Taylor and commissioned by Strand Hotels Limited…
capelMarch 1, 2016
For February’s sundial of the month we are going back in time to one of…
capelFebruary 1, 2016
This stunning giant cliff top sundial telling Cornish time was the major millennium project for…
capelJanuary 1, 2016
Did you know that Sundials are mentioned within the bible in reference to a miraculous…
capelDecember 18, 2014
