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The Margaret Stanier dial in situ.
The Newnham Dial or The Margaret Stanier Memorial Sundial

An unequal-hours sundial in memory of Scientist Margaret Stanier, late fellow of Newnham College, Cambridge. V-cut and gilded Welsh slate. Calculations by diallist Frank King. King also designed the gnomon, which was then made by Teversham Engineering.

Sundail, v-cut and gilded in Welsh slate.
The Newnham Dial

Flood gilding in progress. As slate is impervious, it does not need to be sealed before laying the gold size. The size is applied over the edge of the v-cut. About a week after the gilding, the surface is rubbed with wet-and-dry paper and the gold only remains in the cut areas.

Flood gilded slate
Newnham dial – flood gilding in progress
Sundial fixed onto the wall of the
The Margaret Stanier Memorial Sundial just fixed into place on the Rosalind Franklin Building, Newnham Walk, Cambridge. In the picture above Ms. Hazelhurst, Annika Petersson of Inscriptorum and Dr. Frank King are checking to see how the sundial looks in its new location.
The Margaret Stanier dial in situ.
The Margaret Stanier dial in situ.
The Margaret Stanier Memorial Sundial ReportLadda ner