Sundial in the Garden at the Willows 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 Garden at the Willows
- WRENN ID
- far-solder-weasel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Chester North and Neston MP: Samantha Dixon (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 November 1984
- Type
- Sundial
- Address
- Sundial in the Garden at the Willows, Well Lane, Mollington
- OS grid reference
- SJ 387 706
- Coordinates
- 53.22933, -2.91953
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The sundial in the garden at The Willows dates from the late 18th century. It is made of buff sandstone and stands on a red sandstone plinth. The plinth is shaped like a Greek cross and features a double hollow-chamfered moulding. Above the plinth is a turned, slightly bulbous baluster. The octagonal capstone has a fluted frieze and an acanthus cornice, topped with a well-crafted octagonal plate that displays a sunburst design and a simple pierced gnomon.
Local climate
Sundial in the Garden at the Willows 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 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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