Article of the month March

Of two make one

In Zuidhorn, in the province Groningen, stood a cube sundial, with the dials on the base. On top was a simple armillary sphere.
The whole looked bare and neglected, and later the armillary sphere disappeared entirely.

In Norg, in the province Drente, were the remnants of a small pillar with a slanting, equatorial, face on top. This appeared to have been carrying a star-shaped sundial.

Two lovers of sundials, Eugène Roebroeck and Wybe Westra, took it upon themselves to combine these remnants into a nice, new sundial.

The pillar with the equatorial face is entirely restored, and a new, metal, star-shaped sundial placed on it.
The side faces of the star are as many sundials, while the edges act as their pole styles.
On the top face of the star is an equatorial sundial, using a rod for a style.

The municipality of Zuidhorn offered the sundial to the Wierenga – van Hamsterborg Foundation at Den Ham, Zuidhorn.
This foundation has its seat in Piloersema House, Den Ham, also known as the Hamsterborg.
The sundial stands proudly in the beautiful Hamsterborg garden since October 2005.

Simple as it may sound, the whole process leading to this desirable result, from inception to completion, took all of approximately 15 years.