A sundial which once stood on the home of renowned children’s author Enid Blyton has been renovated and unveiled at a model village in Beaconsfield.

Members of the Beaconsfield Society gathered at Bekonscot on Wednesday, September 21 for the grand unveiling of the sundial in a historic moment for the model village.

The monument used to stand tall at Blyton’s home on Penn Road however it disappeared after the house was demolished in 1973.

Four decades later a retired builder made contact with the Beaconsfield Society revealing he had rescued the sundial when the house was torn down.

Member of the society, Kari Dorme, then saved the historic statue from the hands of auctioneers and offered it to the model village – where it was renovated for the next two years.

The time piece was unveiled by the chairman of the British Sundial Society Dr Frank King - who oversaw the restoration - and gave speech about the renovation work involved.

Mrs Dorme, who also organised Enid Blyton week in Beaconsfield in 2013, said: “It was glorious. It was a beautiful sunny day you could actually see the sundial working and Frank King gave a fascinating speech about the restoration.

“I believe that the history and heritage of the town is very important and this sundial will be a lasting reminder of the connection between Enid Blyton and the town of Beaconsfield."

Blyton has written her book “The Enchanted Village” about Bekonscot, and MD of the model village, Brian Newman-Smith, said the unveiling of the sundial meant the author was “coming home”.