Sundial and Base Circa 5 Yards to South East of Combermere Abbey is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 May 1986. Sundial.
Sundial and Base Circa 5 Yards to South East of Combermere Abbey
- WRENN ID
- hushed-brick-wax
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire East
- Constituency
- Chester South and Eddisbury MP: Aphra Brandreth (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 May 1986
- Type
- Sundial
- OS grid reference
- SJ 587 441
- Coordinates
- 52.99292, -2.61583
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This sundial and its base are located approximately 5 yards southeast of Combermere Abbey. The sundial features a 19th-century shaft that rests on a base dating from the 12th century. The base is made of yellow sandstone ashlar and has a circular shape with a moulded lip, which likely served originally as a base or capital for a Romanesque column from the abbey. The octagonal shaft of the sundial has a bulbous lower body and is topped with a copper plate and gnomon.
Local climate
Sundial and Base Circa 5 Yards to South East of Combermere Abbey receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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