Sundial About 10 Metres South of Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 August 1976. Sundial.

Sundial About 10 Metres South of Church of St John the Baptist

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Leeds
Constituency
Leeds North West MP: Katie White (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 August 1976
Type
Sundial
OS grid reference
SE 274 402
Coordinates
53.85753, -1.58398
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This sundial, located about 10 metres south of the Church of St John the Baptist, dates back to 1682. It features a monolithic chamfered gritstone shaft with an oversailing moulded capital, resting on a square base and plinth, with an overall height of approximately 1.5 metres. The sundial has a small octagonal bronze or copper plate that bears a worn inscription: 'UT HORA SIC VITA', which translates to 'as an hour so is life'.

Local climate

Sundial About 10 Metres South of Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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