Sundial 7 Metres South of Bispham Parish Church (All Hallows) is a Grade II listed building in the Blackpool local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 October 1983. Sundial.

Sundial 7 Metres South of Bispham Parish Church (All Hallows)

WRENN ID
muffled-keep-dawn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Blackpool
Constituency
Blackpool North and Fleetwood MP: Lorraine Beavers (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 October 1983
Type
Sundial
OS grid reference
SD 318 405
Coordinates
53.85685, -3.03686
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The sundial located 7 metres south of Bispham Parish Church (All Hallows) is a Grade II listed structure. It features a stone shaft, believed to be the base of a former cross, which is square in section and approximately 1 metre high. This shaft is mounted on an octagonal stone block that sits atop a circular stone disc. On the north side of the shaft, there are incised letters "IH," which stands for John Hull, the donor of the sundial. On the west side, the letters "RB" are present, likely representing Robert Broadbelt, the parish clerk from 1678 to 1715. The sundial plate was originally dated 1704 and included the names John Hull and Joh Hebblethwaite, along with the motto "Die dies Truditur," although only part of this inscription is now legible.

Local climate

Sundial 7 Metres South of Bispham Parish Church (All Hallows) sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,420 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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