Sundial in the Churchyard of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 October 1985. Sundial.

Sundial in the Churchyard of St Michael

WRENN ID
iron-spire-starling
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Chester North and Neston MP: Samantha Dixon (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 October 1985
Type
Sundial
Address
Sundial in the Churchyard of St Michael, Shotwick Village, Puddington
OS grid reference
SJ 336 717
Coordinates
53.23862, -2.99529
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The sundial in the churchyard of St Michael dates from 1720, with a plate added in 1767. It is made of red sandstone and features a tall bulbous baluster set on a square base. The base is inscribed with the initials "J D R M Cwds 1720" in cursive script around its widest part. At the top, there is a circular capstone that supports a square brass plate with a pierced gnomon. The inscription on the plate is said to read "George Healing, Isaac Newell, Churchwardens 1767, Lewis Thomas fecit."

Local climate

Sundial in the Churchyard of St Michael receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% 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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