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Hales Hall Sundial

These are an attractive and fascinating external garden feature. The Sun dial shown is made from Bronze, with gilded time lines. The outer surround is 17th century oak, and was designed to incorporate certain architectural details from Hales Hall. During the afternoon hours the name of the hall is shown as a shadow on the dial scale.

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Armillary Sphere  

The Armillary sphere was made for the herb garden at Raveningham hall.
It is 18" in diameter, and is set onto a purpose made pillar. It can be viewed when the gardens are open.
We also made a larger item of a similar design which now lives on the west coast on the Isle of Arran.

All three sun dials were made for specific latitudes. The Hales Hall sun dial was made specifically for a wall with a certain orientation.

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Picture of armillary sphere
The Armillary Sphere in situ.
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