Sundial 8 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St Helen (Witton Church) is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 August 1986. Monument.
Sundial 8 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St Helen (Witton Church)
- WRENN ID
- hidden-spindle-dawn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Mid Cheshire MP: Andrew Cooper (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 August 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SJ 664 737
- Coordinates
- 53.25999, -2.50479
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This 18th-century sundial is located 8 metres south of the south porch of the Church of St Helen in Witton. It is made of red sandstone and features a copper dial, although the gnomon has been removed. The sundial is designed as a vase baluster and stands on a square plinth, which is set on a base of two circular steps.
Local climate
Sundial 8 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St Helen (Witton Church) sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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