Cross Base and Sundial at Corner of Water Street is a Grade II listed building in the Sefton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 January 1986. Cross base and sundial.
Cross Base and Sundial at Corner of Water Street
- WRENN ID
- iron-sill-rye
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Sefton
- Constituency
- Sefton Central MP: Bill Esterson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 January 1986
- Type
- Cross base and sundial
- Address
- Cross Base and Sundial at Corner of Water Street, Green Lane, Thornton
- OS grid reference
- SD 336 009
- Coordinates
- 53.50106, -3.00101
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The cross base and sundial located at the corner of Water Street is a notable structure that features a base likely dating back to the medieval period, while the sundial is possibly from the 18th century. The construction is made of stone and consists of three square steps leading up to a square-section baluster. It includes a metal plate and gnomon for the sundial. The site is enclosed by stocks, which are complemented by 20th-century railings.
Local climate
Cross Base and Sundial at Corner of Water Street sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,190 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 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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