Sundial 84
- Dial City: Pomfret
- Dial State/Province: Connecticut
- Dial Country: USA
- Lat: 41° 53.063' N
- Dial Nr: 84
- Dial Type: Polar Dial
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 71° 57.777' W
- Dial Owner: Pomfret School
- Dial Designer: Charles Turnbull following Nicholas Kratzer
- Dial Maker: W.R. Carpenter
- Dial Date: 1912, restored 1987
- Location:
- On the front lawn of Pomfret School 398 Pomfret Street
- Description:
- A 22 ft. high stone pillar dial built by William Ross Carpenter as a replica of the famous Charles Turnbull dial of Corpus Christi College in England dating from 1577. The pillar dial, called the Pelican dial, has multiple dials of various types. The Carpenter replica built in 1912 was restored in 1987. Ornate dial furniture with multiple inscriptions. A complex masterpiece. See the NASS Compendium Vol. 2 No. 1 for more details.
- Other References:
- Lawrence E. Jones, "The Pomfret Dial"
- NASS Compendium Vol. 2 No. 1, p. 2, March 1995
Last Update:
2021-07-08 18:31