IF you were asked to name one of the rarest items in East Lancashire it’s unlikely you would think of a sundial.
But this sundial in Marsden Park, Nelson. is just one of three of its kind in this country - and there are only nine other examples of its kind in the world.
This picture was taken in 1951 and shows the Icosahedral Sundial with Pendle Hill in the background.
The sundial - it gets its name from having 20 sides - remains in the park to this day having twice been restored; the first time in 1986 and again in 2006.
It was built in 1841 and each face tells the time in a different place around the world which were deemed important at that time. So you can see the time for Rome, Moscow and even the Cape of Good Hope.
The sundial remains an impressive piece of mathematics and construction even today as it also has the ability to depict the day, date and the points of the compass.
A similar 20-sided sundial can be found in the grounds of Stonyhurst College in the Ribble Valley.
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