Sundial to South Forecourt at Arley Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. Sundial.

Sundial to South Forecourt at Arley Hall

WRENN ID
lone-sandstone-fern
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Tatton MP: Esther McVey (Con)
Country
England
Type
Sundial
Address
Sundial to South Forecourt at Arley Hall, Aston by Budworth
OS grid reference
SJ 675 809
Coordinates
53.32403, -2.48857
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The sundial located in the south forecourt at Arley Hall dates from the 18th century. It features an octagonal moulded stone base topped by a kneeling lead figure of an American Indian, who is depicted in a loincloth and supports the dial on his head. The sundial includes a contemporary plate and a 20th-century gnomon.

Local climate

Sundial to South Forecourt at Arley Hall sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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