Sundial 754
- Dial City: Victoria
- Dial State/Province: British Columbia
- Dial Country: Canada
- Lat: 48° 25.772' N
- Dial Nr: 754
- Dial Type: Horizontal Dial
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 123° 22.512' W
- Dial Owner: Point Hope Shipyard
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- Location:
- Point Hope Shipyard 327 Harbour Road Victoria
- Description:
- A 9 inch diameter cast bronze dial with hour and half-hour marks and Roman hour numerals. The dial face has a compass rose at the center with cardinal and ordinal directions. The casting is of poor quality and the gnomon, brazed in place, is bent and at the wrong angle. The sundial is a monument to the Point Hope Shipyard. Engraved on one side is the history of the shipyard, the oldest in British Columbia, renovated and reopened in 2007. The cast dial pedestal is marked, "This newel post was saved from the demolition of St. Mary's Hospital, Victoria.
Last Update:
6/26/2012 14:51