Sundial East of Church of St Mary and All Saints is a Grade II listed building in the Ribble Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 March 1986. Sundial.
Sundial East of Church of St Mary and All Saints
- WRENN ID
- riven-cornice-khaki
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Ribble Valley
- Constituency
- Pendle and Clitheroe MP: Jonathan Hinder (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 March 1986
- Type
- Sundial
- Address
- Sundial East of Church of St Mary and All Saints, Church Lane, Whalley
- OS grid reference
- SD 732 361
- Coordinates
- 53.82115, -2.40722
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The sundial located east of the Church of St Mary and All Saints dates back to 1757. It is made of sandstone and features a brass plate and gnomon. The sundial consists of a Tuscan column that stands on a base with three steps, all arranged in a square plan. The inscription on the plate is illegible but is believed to be dated 1757, according to the Victoria County History.
Local climate
Sundial East of Church of St Mary and All Saints 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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