Sundial 917
- Dial City: Attleboro
- Dial State/Province: Massachusetts
- Dial Country: USA
- Lat: 41° 56.778' N
- Dial Nr: 917
- Dial Type: Vertical Dial
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 71° 17.484' W
- Dial Owner: City of Attleboro School System
- Dial Designer: R. Newton Mayall
- Dial Maker: R. Newton Mayall
- Dial Date: 1940
- Location:
- Thomas Willett Elementary School 32 Watson Ave, Attleboro Located on south side of the building above the bay window
- Description:
- A 45 x 45 inch slate sundial hangs over the bay window. The dial is a vertical decliner with hour lines from 4am to 1pm. The gnomon has been damaged, but if you look carefully, there is a nodus and on the dial face are faint declination lines showing summer & winter solstices and the equinox. The hours are delineated on the hour and marked in Arabic numbers.
- Inscription:
- In the upper left corner the latitude and longitude are engraved. In the upper right corner the date is clearly visible.
- Dial References:
Attleboro City Report - Willett ES Construction p53 - 1941.pdf
- Other References:
- The Attleboro City Report of 1941 acknowledged Mayall's dial. A page of that report is included as a PDF file.
Last Update:
2018-09-10 20:35