Sundial C5 Metres from South West Corner of Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the Rossendale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 November 1984. Sundial.

Sundial C5 Metres from South West Corner of Church of St Nicholas

WRENN ID
shifting-groin-linden
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Rossendale
Constituency
Rossendale and Darwen MP: Andy MacNae (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 November 1984
Type
Sundial
OS grid reference
SD 834 223
Coordinates
53.69716, -2.25286
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This sundial, located approximately 5 metres from the southwest corner of the Church of St. Nicholas in Newchurch, is likely from the 18th century and features a plate dated 1760. It has a baluster-shaped sandstone pedestal topped with a large moulded cap. The sundial includes a restored brass plate and gnomon, along with a small memorial tab attached next to the plate, inscribed with the name F.H. Foster and the years 1923-1981.

Local climate

Sundial C5 Metres from South West Corner of Church of St Nicholas sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,200 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 86% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 33 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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