Sundial Approximately 40 Metres to South of St Bartholomews Church is a Grade II listed building in the Wirral local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 December 1986. Sundial.

Sundial Approximately 40 Metres to South of St Bartholomews Church

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wirral
Constituency
Wirral West MP: Matthew Patrick (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 December 1986
Type
Sundial
OS grid reference
SJ 247 840
Coordinates
53.34824, -3.13172
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This sundial, located approximately 40 meters south of St. Bartholomew's Church in Thurstaston, dates back to 1844. It is made of stone and features a chamfered shaft set on square steps. The sundial has a brass plate, although the gnomon is missing.

Local climate

Sundial Approximately 40 Metres to South of St Bartholomews Church sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 980 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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