Sundial circa 6 metres south west of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Hyndburn local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 March 1984. Sundial.
Sundial circa 6 metres south west of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- twisted-column-autumn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Hyndburn
- Constituency
- Hyndburn MP: Sarah Smith (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 March 1984
- Type
- Sundial
- OS grid reference
- SD 759 284
- Coordinates
- 53.75191, -2.36559
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The sundial, dated 1718, is located approximately 6 metres southwest of the Church of St James. It is a square sandstone pillar that stands about 1.5 metres high. The sundial features a base consisting of two octagonal steps and a moulded square cap that supports an octagonal plate with a plain triangular gnomon. The faces of the pillar are adorned with tall shouldered panels, and there are small panels at the top that are lettered in relief with "17", "18", "ER", and "P:R".
Local climate
Sundial circa 6 metres south west of Church of St James sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,280 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% 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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