Sundial in the Churchyard of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 November 1984. Sundial.
Sundial in the Churchyard of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Runcorn and Helsby MP: Sarah Pochin (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 November 1984
- Type
- Sundial
- Address
- Sundial in the Churchyard of St John the Baptist, Church Lane, Guilden Sutton
- OS grid reference
- SJ 448 681
- Coordinates
- 53.20777, -2.82661
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The sundial located in the churchyard of St John the Baptist dates back to 1596, with a baluster added in the late 18th century. It is made of buff sandstone and features a square base that supports a tall column baluster topped with a moulded cap made from a different stone. The sundial has a simple copper plate and gnomon, which includes the inscription "GD 1596" along with two sets of lines and numbers, one of which is modern in style, suggesting that the plate may have been replaced or reset. This sundial is listed for its group value context.
Local climate
Sundial in the Churchyard of St John the Baptist receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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