Sundial 1031
- Dial City: Boardman
- Dial State/Province: Ohio
- Dial Country: USA
- Lat: 41° 02.590' N
- Dial Nr: 1031
- Dial Type: Vertical Dial
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 80° 40.005' W
- Dial Owner: Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- Dial Designer: Monroe W. Copper of Dunn and Copper, Cleveland
- Dial Maker: Hanlock Krill and Company, of Cleveland
- Dial Date: 1935
- Location:
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park 5400 Market St. Boardman, Ohio 44512 South exterior wall of The Little Chapel of Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- Description:
- This vertical dial fits well with the gothic style of the memorial chapel. The sundial gnomon and its fittings appear to be cast bronze, appropriately ornate and quite beautiful. Arabic numerals are chiseled into the stone wall, marking the hours of 6, 9, 11, 12, 1, 3 and 6. Other hour lines are unlabeled.
- Dial Links:
- https://forestlawnohio.com/history/
- Dial References:
Forest Lawn Chapel Being Built.pdf
- Other References:
- The chapel entrance is patterned after the south porch of a church in Castlecombe, Wiltshire in England built in the 12th century. The sundial does not date from this period but matches the building style.
Last Update:
2021-11-28 12:56