Sundials

NOTES: This octagonal tower dates from the 1st century BC and was originally the 'Horolgion of Andronykos Kyrrhestes'. It served as a water clock until the 6th century. The sides of the tower indicate the eight points of the Athenian compass, and the eight winds associated with these points are represented allegorically on the marble frieze that runs around the tower.

NOTES: This octagonal tower dates from the 1st century BC and was originally the 'Horolgion of Andronykos Kyrrhestes'. It served as a water clock until the 6th century. The sides of the tower indicate the eight points of the Athenian compass, and the eight winds associated with these points are represented allegorically on the marble frieze that runs around the tower.

NOTES: This octagonal tower dates from the 1st century BC and was originally the 'Horolgion of Andronykos Kyrrhestes'. It served as a water clock until the 6th century. The sides of the tower indicate the eight points of the Athenian compass, and the eight winds associated with these points are represented allegorically on the marble frieze that runs around the tower.

NOTES: This Cotswolds manor house, dating back to the early 14th century, remodelled in the late 17th century (c. 1674), is much associated with the Arts & Crafts Movement. In 1900 it was restored by owner Earl Bathurst, who rented out some of the rooms as workshops to Sydney and Ernest Barnsley and Ernest Gimson. From 1948-1968, it was the home of Oliver Hill, who also carried out alterations. In 1993-1996 it was restored by Nicholas Johnston, Peter Cave and Anthony Sanger.

NOTES: This octagonal tower dates from the 1st century BC and was originally the 'Horolgion of Andronykos Kyrrhestes'. It served as a water clock until the 6th century. The sides of the tower indicate the eight points of the Athenian compass, and the eight winds associated with these points are represented allegorically on the marble frieze that runs around the tower.

NOTES: Part of the Port of London and built in 1825-1828 by the St Katharine Dock Company, this was the smallest group of London's enclosed docks.

NOTES: Endsleigh Cottage, a picturesque cottage orne, was built as a country retreat for the family by the 6th Duke of Bedford.

NOTES: This octagonal tower dates from the 1st century BC and was originally the 'Horolgion of Andronykos Kyrrhestes'. It served as a water clock until the 6th century. The sides of the tower indicate the eight points of the Athenian compass, and the eight winds associated with these points are represented allegorically on the marble frieze that runs around the tower. This painting dates from between around 1751 and 1754 and was reproduced in John Stuart and Nicholas Revett. The Antiquities of Athens, vol. I (London, 1762), ch. III, pl. I