Sundial Approx 17m to South of Church of St Bartholomew is a Grade II listed building in the Bolton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 August 1966. Sundial.

Sundial Approx 17m to South of Church of St Bartholomew

WRENN ID
other-window-willow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bolton
Constituency
Bolton West MP: Phil Brickell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 August 1966
Type
Sundial
OS grid reference
SD 652 059
Coordinates
53.54909, -2.52626
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This sundial, located approximately 17 meters south of the Church of St Bartholomew, dates back to 1735. It is made of stone and features two square steps leading up to a baluster topped with a square cap. The sundial includes a brass plate and a gnomon.

Local climate

Sundial Approx 17m to South of Church of St Bartholomew sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,040 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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