Sundial in St Marys Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 August 1998. Sundial.

Sundial in St Marys Churchyard

WRENN ID
kindled-cupola-saffron
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Chester North and Neston MP: Samantha Dixon (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 August 1998
Type
Sundial
Address
Sundial in St Marys Churchyard, St Marys Hill
OS grid reference
SJ 405 658
Coordinates
53.18628, -2.89087
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Sundial located in St Mary's Churchyard, likely from the 18th century. It stands on an octagonal stone baluster with a simple square base. The baluster features recessed panels in three stages; the second stage has a concave profile, while the third stage includes deep recesses in each panel, resembling the chamber of a medieval stone coffin. The sundial has a copper dial, although the gnomon is damaged.

Local climate

Sundial in St Marys 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 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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