Sundial in Churchyard of St Nicholas Church is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 March 1974. Sundial.
Sundial in Churchyard of St Nicholas Church
- WRENN ID
- ruined-outpost-bone
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Chester North and Neston MP: Samantha Dixon (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 March 1974
- Type
- Sundial
- Address
- Sundial in Churchyard of St Nicholas Church, Village Street
- OS grid reference
- SJ 317 743
- Coordinates
- 53.26154, -3.02501
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The sundial, located in the churchyard of St Nicholas Church, dates from the 18th century and is made of red sandstone. It features a vase-shaped pillar that is approximately 1.5 meters high, which is jointed onto a square pedestal measuring 0.33 meters on each side. This sundial stands on a square base slab. While the leaded fixings are still present, the bronze dial and gnomon are missing.
Local climate
Sundial in Churchyard of St Nicholas Church 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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