Sundial in Churchyard to South of Church of St Bartholomew is a Grade II listed building in the Ribble Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 November 1983. Sundial.
Sundial in Churchyard to South of Church of St Bartholomew
- WRENN ID
- gilded-forge-gold
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Ribble Valley
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley MP: Maya Ellis (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 November 1983
- Type
- Sundial
- Address
- Sundial in Churchyard to South of Church of St Bartholomew, Talbot Street, Chipping
- OS grid reference
- SD 622 433
- Coordinates
- 53.88465, -2.57618
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The sundial located in the churchyard to the south of the Church of St. Bartholomew dates from 1708. It is made of sandstone and features a round brass dial with a gnomon. The base is square in shape and has three steps. The dial is supported by a square fluted Doric pier, which includes a base and capital. Carved from the same piece of stone, a square moulded panel projects from one side, displaying the inscription 'IH RP IB TK 1708' in raised letters.
Local climate
Sundial in Churchyard to South of Church of St Bartholomew 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 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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