Sundial in St James's Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 August 1984. Sundial.

Sundial in St James's Churchyard

WRENN ID
silent-loft-oak
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Chester South and Eddisbury MP: Aphra Brandreth (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 August 1984
Type
Sundial
Address
Sundial in St James's Churchyard, Pepper Street, Christleton
OS grid reference
SJ 440 657
Coordinates
53.18546, -2.83818
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The sundial located in St. James's Churchyard dates from the mid to late 18th century and is made of ashlar red sandstone. It features a shaped triangular plinth that supports a circular base, which holds a plain column topped with a simple cap. The circular brass sundial plate is now worn, making the inscription illegible. This sundial is listed for its group value only.

Local climate

Sundial in St James's Churchyard 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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