My Statement Page

My name is Phil Walker. I am now retired and one of my hobbies is designing, making and photographing sundials. I am a member of the British Sundial Society. and I am also interested in computing and the Internet. This is how I became involved in the EarthDial project. Have a look at my website : www.sunandshadows.net to see articles on Roman sundials, sun compasses, Viking navigation etc., as well as many photos of sundials

We live in the small English town of Newport, located at latitude 52 ° 46' North and longitude 2° 22' West. Newport is in the county of Shropshire, on the border with Staffordshire, and is the centre of a rural farming area.

Newport is, as its name suggests, a planned town, founded during the 12th century in the reign of King Henry I.

The photo is of St. Nicholas' Church and the High Street

Based on the design and instructions in the Earthdial website , my Earthdial is much smaller at approximately 450 mm diameter, but otherwise substantially similar, except that I have added declination lines for each zodiac sign.

I added the coats-of-arms of, on the left side, Newport and, on the right side, Shropshire.