Sunshine Recorder to South East of Conservatory at Cragside Park House is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 August 1987. Monument.

Sunshine Recorder to South East of Conservatory at Cragside Park House

WRENN ID
crumbling-basalt-kestrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 August 1987
Type
Monument
Address
Sunshine Recorder to South East of Conservatory at Cragside Park House, Cragside Lodge, Rothbury
OS grid reference
NU 069 020
Coordinates
55.31291, -1.89151
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The sunshine recorder, dating from the late 19th century, is located to the south-east of the conservatory at Cragside Park House. It was created for Lord Armstrong and features a bronze and glass design mounted on a cut stone plinth. The recorder was made by Brady and Martin of Newcastle, as indicated by the maker's plate. It stands on a square plinth with a chamfered base, stop-chamfered angles, and a moulded cap. This structure is included in the listing due to its historical significance.

Local climate

Sunshine Recorder to South East of Conservatory at Cragside Park House receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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