Sundial 924
- Dial City: Victoria
- Dial State/Province: British Columbia
- Dial Country: Canada
- Lat: 48° 24.791' N
- Dial Nr: 924
- Dial Type: Horizontal Dial
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 123° 21.847' W
- Dial Owner: Victoria Parks
- Dial Designer:
- Dial Maker: Round Table Club
- Dial Date: 1947
- Location:
- Beacon Hill Park. At the center of a circular flower garden just off Bridge Way, half way between the Circle Drive parking lot and the North Playground.
- Description:
- A standard cast bronze sundial, 12 inches in diameter. It shows solar time with Roman numerals from V to VII with noon as XII. Also marked are the half and quarter hours. The hour lines and gnomon angle are correct for the latitude. The gnomon root is in the center of the circular casting in the center of the wind rose showing the cardinal directions. In 2026 gnomon observed to be bent over eastwards so time indications will be incorrect.
- Inscription:
- I COUNT ONLY THE SUNNY HOURS On nearby plaque: This Rose Garden was begun in 1937 and the sundial added in 1947 by the Round Table Club.
- Other References:
- Other dials in the Victoria area with the same cast base plate in the NASS registry are:
- 736 Langford, Royal Canadian Mounted Police station
- 749 Sidney, Town Hall
- 752 BC Government House, Rockland
- 753 Hatley Castle, Royal Roads University,
- 755 BC Legislature Rose Garden
- 756 Royal Victoria Yacht Club
Last Update:
2021-07-17 17:31