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Title
William Willett Memorial Sundial
Date
1927
Medium
granite
Measurements
H 256 x W 65 x D 44 cm
Accession number
BR7_ML_S222
Acquisition method
purchased by public subscription
Work type
Monument
Owner
National Trust
Custodian
National Trust
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
21st May 1927
Access
at all times
Inscription description
on south face, under the sundial, incised lettering: HORAS NON / NUMERO / NISI ÆSTIVAS / SUMMER TIME ACT 1925; on north face, incised lettering on a smooth inset panel: THIS WOOD / WAS PURCHASED / BY PUBLIC / SUBSCRIPTION / AS A TRIBUTE / TO THE MEMORY / OF / WILLIAM / WILLETT / THE / UNTIRING ADVOCATE / OF / "SUMMER / TIME" / ERECTED 1927 /