Sundial in the Churchyard of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 April 1986. Sundial.

Sundial in the Churchyard of St Peter

WRENN ID
woven-panel-nettle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Chester South and Eddisbury MP: Aphra Brandreth (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 April 1986
Type
Sundial
Address
Sundial in the Churchyard of St Peter, Chester Road, Delamere and Oakmere
OS grid reference
SJ 560 685
Coordinates
53.21229, -2.66016
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The sundial located in the churchyard of St Peter dates from the early 19th century and is made of buff sandstone. It features a bulbous baluster set on a circular stone base. The sundial has a simple capital adorned with acanthus leaves and gadrooning, which supports the original circular plate marked with italic Roman numerals.

Local climate

Sundial in the Churchyard of St Peter 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 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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