Sundial of St Mary the Virgin Parish Church, Dover, England, UK

The sundial is located 30 feet above ground level on the southern side of the 12th century Norman West Tower, or Bell Tower, as shown in the third photograph.

It is a vertically-declining sundial and was installed in 1656 during the time of Oliver Cromwell's Commonwealth that followed the English Civil War.

There are no markings on the sundial:

The 1914 publication, Ye Sundial Booke by T. Geoffrey W. Henslow contains a drawing of the sundial and a verse that is attributed to it:

This is a photo of the Bell Tower showing the sundial and weather vane that I took some years ago:

The earliest remains found on the site of St Mary's are of Roman Baths beneath a Saxon church.

The Saxon building was burned down in the Invasion of Dover that followed William the Conquerors victory over King Harold of England at Battle, near Hastings in 1066.

This St Mary's Church web page currently states:

In light of the Government guidance, the Church of England has said that all churches are to close to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.

The church is a Grade II* Listed Building.

The photo was taken on the 5th of April 2020 during a permitted Coronavirus lockdown bike ride from the point marked "P2" on the map :

Cycle route: Tower Hamlets, Buckland Bridge, St Mary the Virgin church, Eastern Docks, sea front, Marina, Dover Priory station, then back to Robsons Yard in Tower Hamlets.

Original map and biometrics are on this Polar Flow web page.

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