Sundial 14 Metres South of Newton Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. Sundial.

Sundial 14 Metres South of Newton Hall

WRENN ID
sacred-crypt-jay
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Sundial
OS grid reference
NU 231 249
Coordinates
55.51764, -1.63421
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a sundial located 14 metres south of Newton Hall, dating from the early 19th century. It is made of cut sandstone and features a purple slate dial with a bronze gnomon. The circular shaft is topped with a capital that has egg-and-dart ornamentation. The dial is signed by Thomas Armstrong, Teacher, Beadnell.

Local climate

Sundial 14 Metres South of Newton Hall receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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