A vertical sundial , as the name implies, has its dial mounted vertically, usually on the wall of a building. in distinction to a horizontal dial which has its dial plate placed horizontally, either on the ground or on a pedestal.
  Geographical location Dial Type
Horizontal		 Latitude/Longitude
53° 14'N 2° 18'W
Jodrell Bank Science Centre Grounds
 Photo By P.E.Walker British Grid Reference
SJ 796 711

A Jodrell Bank Sundial
This is one of a number of sundials in the grounds of Manchester University's radio telescope at Jodrell Bank in Cheshire, England. The pedestal is stone and the horizontal dial face in polished black marble with gilded incised hour-lines. The decorative gnomon has been cast in brass.

 
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