Sun Dial to South of Church of Saint Chad is a Grade II listed building in the Rochdale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 February 1985. Sun-dial.

Sun Dial to South of Church of Saint Chad

WRENN ID
kindled-solder-ash
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Rochdale
Constituency
Rochdale MP: Paul Waugh (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 February 1985
Type
Sun-dial
Address
Sun Dial to South of Church of Saint Chad, Church Stile
OS grid reference
SD 896 131
Coordinates
53.6144, -2.15791
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The sun dial, dating from 1783, is located to the south of the Church of Saint Chad in Rochdale. It is made of stone and features a baluster shaft on a circular plinth with nosing. The dial itself is not in place. This sun dial was formerly situated at the site of the current War Memorial and is included in the listing for its group value.

Local climate

Sun Dial to South of Church of Saint Chad sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,110 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 50 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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