Sundial Cupolas, Towers & Chimneys

2007-03-14 Thread John Carmichael
Subject: Sundial Cupolas, Towers & Chimneys Website Hello everybody: Dave Bell and I have redone our little website on Sundial Cupolas, Towers and Chimneys so that it is more user friendly and so that it acts and feels like our other educational sundial websites. We only have photos o

Re: Sundial Cupolas / Clock Towers

2005-03-27 Thread John Carmichael
de of vinyl for outdoor use.  You should see how the sun destroys vinyl house siding and car roofs here in the desert!     - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sundial@rrz.uni-koeln.de Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 9:24 AM Subject: Sundial Cupolas / Clock To

Sundial Cupolas / Clock Towers

2005-03-27 Thread david . pawley
(could even make and supply a clock for one or more of the other sides.) Please excuse my first ever 'plug' on this group, - but just thought I might be of help. Happy Easter    David Pawley.  Whatever you WanadooThis email has been checked for most known viruses - find out more here

RE: Sundial Cupolas

2005-03-25 Thread David Scott
re is a link to a Sign site with lots of signs carved in oak which is turning out to be my bread and butter. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Andrew James Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 6:18 AM To: John Carmichael; Sundial List Subject: RE: Sund

Re: Sundial Cupolas

2005-03-22 Thread John Carmichael
22, 2005 9:23 AM Subject: Re: Sundial Cupolas In addition to my earlier message re St Margaret, you can see a nice picture of the church (and one of the dials) at http://www.westminster-abbey.org/stmargarets/index.htmlwhile the dials themselves are described athttp://www.westminster

Re: Sundial Cupolas

2005-03-22 Thread Thierry van Steenberghe
In addition to my earlier message re St Margaret, you can see a nice picture of the church (and one of the dials) at http://www.westminster-abbey.org/stmargarets/index.html while the dials themselves are described at http://www.westminster-abbey.org/stmargarets/guide/tow_bell.htm Thierry --

Re: Sundial Cupolas

2005-03-22 Thread Thierry van Steenberghe
John Carmichael wrote: Hello All:  [...] Have any of you ever seen a cupola or "clock tower" with sundials instead of clocks?   I remember that St Margaret church, near Westminster, London (UK) has a square tower with a round blue sundial on each of the four faces, yes, inclu

Re: Sundial Cupolas

2005-03-22 Thread John Carmichael
hangs that might shade the southern dials at midday in the summer. John - Original Message - From: "Frans W. Maes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "John Carmichael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Sundial List" Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 2:23 AM Subject: Re:

Re: Sundial Cupolas

2005-03-22 Thread John Carmichael
age - From: "Andrew James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "John Carmichael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Sundial List" Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 4:18 AM Subject: RE: Sundial Cupolas There is a modern (1990s?) cupola with a South sundial on it at South Warnborou

RE: Sundial Cupolas

2005-03-22 Thread Andrew James
List Subject: Sundial Cupolas Hello All: I'm considering building or buying a four-sided painted wood cupola with a copper roof for the roof of a home. I'd like to put a sundial on each face of the cupola and then a neat weathervane on top. Have any of you ever seen a cupola or &qu

Re: Sundial Cupolas

2005-03-22 Thread Frans W. Maes
rise? Best regards, Frans - Original Message - From: "John Carmichael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Sundial List" Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 6:55 PM Subject: Sundial Cupolas Hello All: I'm considering building or buying a four-sided painted wood cupola w

Sundial Cupolas

2005-03-20 Thread david . pawley
All are south vertical dials ! , with gnomons at 45 degrees ! which greatly puzzle the locals trying to read the time. It is on a Pub, with the name of   SOUTHCOT  - I first saw it (on my daily journeys to work) long before I knew anything about sundials, and it took me a while

Re: Sundial Cupolas

2005-03-20 Thread rlh-sd
Sounds like a great idea.. "Wind and Weather" sells weather vanes. They have a web site at www.windandweather.com Robert Hough Shadow Master 32.37 N 111.13 W From:"John Carmichael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:"Sundial List" Subject:Sundial

Re: Sundial Cupolas

2005-03-20 Thread tony moss
John Carmichael asked. > >Any ideas for a face material? I seem to recall that John Davis had large enamelled steel dial faces made in Mexico? Real gold used in the numerals? too I believe. Tony Moss -

Re: Sundial Cupolas

2005-03-19 Thread John Carmichael
] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; sundial@rrz.uni-koeln.de Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 11:06 AM Subject: Re: Sundial Cupolas John et al,A sundial cupola is a terrific idea, I'm all in favor of it.  I hope you not talking about stained glass sundials, but the more common type of ext

Re: Sundial Cupolas

2005-03-19 Thread BillGottesman
A sundial cupola is a terrific idea, I'm all in favor of it.  I hope you not talking about stained glass sundials, but the more common type of external sundial.  If I had a cupola on my house, there is no question I would do the same thing.  I love it. -Bill

Sundial Cupolas

2005-03-19 Thread John Carmichael
Hello All:   I'm considering building or buying a four-sided painted wood cupola with a copper roof for the roof of a home. I'd like to put a sundial on each face of the cupola and then a neat weathervane on top.  I've had great fun searching for cupolas and weathervanes online.  There are a