Sundial 10 Metres West of Thirston House is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 December 1985. Sundial.

Sundial 10 Metres West of Thirston House

WRENN ID
stony-pedestal-twilight
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 December 1985
Type
Sundial
OS grid reference
NU 186 002
Coordinates
55.29571, -1.7076
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The sundial located 10 metres west of Thirston House is likely from around 1902. It is made of stone and bronze, featuring a square moulded plinth and a fluted shaft. The bronze dial is inscribed with the phrase "Work today play tomorrow." This sundial is included in the listing for its group value with the nearby Thirston House.

Local climate

Sundial 10 Metres West of Thirston House receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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