Sundial Circa 5 Metres South of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Preston local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 January 1986. Sundial.
Sundial Circa 5 Metres South of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- rusted-steeple-crow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Preston
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley MP: Maya Ellis (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 January 1986
- Type
- Sundial
- OS grid reference
- SD 559 412
- Coordinates
- 53.86593, -2.67165
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This sundial, dating from 1745, is located approximately 5 metres south of the Church of St. James in Goosnargh. It is made of sandstone and features brass furnishings. The sundial has a hollowed circular base formed by two semi-circular slabs that are stapled together, supporting a very simple, slim baluster-shaped pedestal topped with a moulded cap. It includes a brass plate and a triangular gnomon. According to Fishwick's Goosnargh, the plate is inscribed with the words: "Lat 53° 40' Vive memor Lethi fugit hora. The Revd Mr. Penny Minr. Henry Porter of Westfield Fecit and Sculp. 1745".
Local climate
Sundial Circa 5 Metres South of Church of St James sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,330 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 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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