Sundial in Hough Hole House Gardens, 6 Metres North of Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 1983. Sundial.

Sundial in Hough Hole House Gardens, 6 Metres North of Chapel

WRENN ID
worn-pedestal-mallow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Macclesfield MP: Tim Roca (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 December 1983
Type
Sundial
OS grid reference
SJ 946 763
Coordinates
53.28399, -2.0822
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The sundial, located in the gardens of Hough Hole House, dates from around 1850 and was created by James Mellor junior. It features a raking, hexagonal pillar made of hammer-dressed buff sandstone. The sundial has a projecting capstone that bears the inscription "JEMMY, JEMMY MIND YOUR OWN PEACE." At the top, there is a circular setting intended for a brass sundial plate and gnomon, which are currently stored in the house and awaiting replacement. The nickname "Jemmy" appears to refer to James Mellor.

Local climate

Sundial in Hough Hole House Gardens, 6 Metres North of Chapel sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,040 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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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