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The Spot-On Sundial in the prestige award-winning residential mixed use
development
at
Imperial Wharf, London, SW6
by St
George Central London
Special 450 mm.
circular sundial on a marble plinth
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The sundial at noontime, showing the "line of light" taken
straight up sun. |
Side view showing
the reflections and the top of the gnomon apparently floating |
The Sundial with its handsome marble plinth adjacent to the Imperial Wharf Park. |
The sundial located on Lensbury Avenue. |
The sundial positioned on Lensbury Avenue, leading to Imperial Wharf Park.
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Overlooking the Imperial Wharf Park and boating pond.
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The Spot-On
Sundial in the playground of an inner city school in London
550 x 550 mm.
sundial on a natural rock
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The sundial is at the end of the large and busy school playground. It was presented to
the school by a leaving class to commemorate their time at the school. The engraving incorporates the school's crest.
The pictures show the intriguing reflections in the mirror-polished surface when the sundial is located near buildings |
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The Spot-On
Sundial in the grounds of a corporate office in Ireland
550 x 550 mm.
sundial on a natural rock
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The sundial commemorates
the 10th anniversary of the opening of the offices of Boston
Scientific in Ireland. The plinth is a large natural rock,
which has been planed on one side to take an inscription in
Ogham, the ancient language of Ireland. 
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A memorial
sundial at a golf club in Suffolk
300 x 300 mm. sundial
on a Redland Stone plinth
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The Spot-On
Sundial on a farm in lowland Scotland
420 x 420 mm. sundial
on a natural rock
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A natural rock on this farm
was moved, and the top sawn off it to give a horizontal
surface. The sundial was mounted directly onto the rock
and makes a compelling feature for the farmhouse garden
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A Spot-On
Sundial Memorial at a school in Ohio, USA
420 x 420 sundial
on a brick plinth
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A Spot-On
The Spot-On Sundial in a cemetery in Scotland
420 x 420 sundial
on a stainless steel plinth made by a local
blacksmith
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The thistle theme of the plinth is continued
on the bench ends and, if you look very carefully, on top of the gate
post capping there are carved granite thistle heads(they came from
the original castle). There is still some planting to be done round
the sunken garden
The location of this
and other Spot-On sundials in stainless steel are shown on this map
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The Spot-On
Sundial in a small courtyard garden in Kent
300 x 300 sundial
on a natural stone plinth
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The Spot-On
Sundial in a private garden in southern Germany
420 x 420 sundial
on a natural stone plinth
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The sundial in daylight 
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and
with its ingenious night lighting 
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The London Wetlands Centre, Barnes, London - 420
x 420 sundial on a solid oak plinth
This sundial is a memorial to Max Nicholson who was much involved
with the Wildlife and Wetlands Trust, and many other parts
of the environmental movement. (More details on www.maxnicholson.com).
The hour lines have Arabic numerals for summer time and Roman
for winter time; between the hour lines are short ten-minute
lines and five-minute spots. This picture was taken at 17
minutes to 1 in November 2004, just after the sundial was
put in place. |
The mirror-polished stainless steel gives strong reflections,
and the gnomon, which casts the shadow, appears to "float
in air" because the matt circle appears to be continuous though
part of it is in fact a reflection. |
For about 5 minutes at solar noon, when the sun is at its
highest in the sky, a line of light shines through the slit
in the gnomon. This design feature is used to orient the sundial
exactly to true North so that it can be read to the nearest
minute or two |
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The sundial is located
outside the Peacock Tower, a 3-storey hide which overlooks
the old reservoirs beside the River Thames at Barnes in west
London. The tower is seen below with the buildings on the
north side of the river in the background. 
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Library
in Texas - 420
x 420 sundial on a natural stone plinth
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Northumberland - 420 x 420 sundial on a
Haddonstone sandstone plinth
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Sussex - 300 x 300 sundial on Chilstone
terra-cotta plinth
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School
in Cumbria - 420
x 420 sundial on Chilstone plinth
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School in Wiltshire - 420 x 340* sundial
on Haddonstone plinth |
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School in S.E. London - opening of 420
x 340* sundial on Haddonstone plinth |
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