Scratch dial, St Stephen's Church, Winsham
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Scratch dial, St Stephen's Church, Winsham
Image: © Becky Williamson Taken: 6 Mar 2015
Used in the days before clock for the minister to tell the time before the church service. There are usually several such dials cut into the south facing wall of a church, all at different heights for different times of day. We inserted the stick as an example (the time is 12 0'clock). See also Image
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Image Location
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50.852461
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-2.889663