Sundial and base, west of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Lancaster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 December 1985. Sundial.
Sundial and base, west of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- silent-cobble-merlin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lancaster
- Constituency
- Morecambe and Lunesdale MP: Lizzi Collinge (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 December 1985
- Type
- Sundial
- Address
- Sundial and base, west of Church of St Michael, Church Street, Whittington
- OS grid reference
- SD 599 762
- Coordinates
- 54.18064, -2.61544
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The sundial and its base, located west of the Church of St Michael in Whittington, date back to 1641, although the base may be from a later period. The sundial is made of brass and sandstone. It features a square shaft with chamfered sides, resting on a base consisting of three steps. The plate, which includes a gnomon, bears an inscription that is difficult to read but is believed to say: 'Ex dn. Ric. Jackson Rector de Whittington An. Dn. 1641.'
Local climate
Sundial and base, west of Church of St Michael sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,350 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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