Sundial Base at Mid Point of South Terrace is a Grade II listed building in the Rotherham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 August 1985. Sundial.

Sundial Base at Mid Point of South Terrace

WRENN ID
scattered-courtyard-evening
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Rotherham
Constituency
Rawmarsh and Conisbrough MP: John Healey (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 August 1985
Type
Sundial
Address
Sundial Base at Mid Point of South Terrace, Wentworth
OS grid reference
SK 393 975
Coordinates
53.47295, -1.40897
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The sundial base, located at the mid-point of the south terrace, dates from the mid-18th century and was created for the Wentworth Estate. It is made of limestone or weathered marble and features an octagonal plinth and base. The pedestal is trumpet-shaped and is adorned with curled tongues of foliate carving. The sundial itself is missing.

Local climate

Sundial Base at Mid Point of South Terrace receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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