Sundial Base in South West Corner of Churchyard, Church of St Peter and St Paul is a Grade II listed building in the Ribble Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 February 1984. A C18 Sundial.

Sundial Base in South West Corner of Churchyard, Church of St Peter and St Paul

WRENN ID
graven-grate-wagtail
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Ribble Valley
Constituency
Ribble Valley MP: Maya Ellis (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 February 1984
Type
Sundial
Address
Sundial Base in South West Corner of Churchyard, Church of St Peter and St Paul, Gisburn Road, Bolton-By-Bowland
OS grid reference
SD 786 493
Coordinates
53.93995, -2.32701
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The sundial base, located in the south-west corner of the churchyard of the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, dates from the late 18th century. It features a turned sandstone pillar in a baluster form, which is square at the base where it is socketed. The pillar is fluted and has a moulded bell capital. The plate and gnomon are missing.

Local climate

Sundial Base in South West Corner of Churchyard, Church of St Peter and St Paul sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,310 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 91% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 53 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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