Wall dials

A vertical sundial fixed to a suitable wall will enhance almost any type of building.

3 pieces, from £225, every one made by hand at the workshop in Jackfield.

The Auguste south-facing wall dial mounted on a red brick wall: a tall brass plate with a raised sun disc and projecting gnomon at the top, rays radiating out to ball tips, Roman numeral hours set around and beneath them, and at the foot an engraved Equation of Time chart flanked by two small cast figures, one carrying an umbrella and one with its arms raised.

The Cameo south-facing wall dial mounted on a buff brick wall: an arched brass plate toned green with age, with a raised sun disc and projecting gnomon at the top, rays radiating out to ball tips, and Roman numeral hours running from VI on the left, through XII at the foot, to VI on the right.

1.Cameo £385

2.Auguste £405

The Green Man wall dial: a landscape brass plate carrying a foliate face cast in high relief, its hair and beard formed from leaves, ringed by a horseshoe-shaped band finished in green verdigris and numbered in Arabic hours from 7 on the left, round through 12 at the foot, to 5 on the right, with leaf sprays at the lower corners.

3.Green Man £225

Engraving

Brass and Bronze are both excellent for engraving, Aluminium less so. The full globe armillaries offer an ideal surface for your personal message: along the top facing side of the Equator.

On sundials which do not have a surface suitable for engraving, a separate brass plaque can usually be fixed to the top of the pedestal to provide a fine alternative.

Guide price for an inscription:

from £65.00