Sundial Approximately 15 Metres South of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Wakefield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 May 1988. A C19 Sundial.
Sundial Approximately 15 Metres South of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- narrow-gargoyle-shade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wakefield
- Constituency
- Normanton and Hemsworth MP: Jon Trickett (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 May 1988
- Type
- Sundial
- OS grid reference
- SE 463 149
- Coordinates
- 53.62911, -1.30077
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This sundial, dated 1822, is located approximately 15 metres south of the Church of St. Mary. It features a low base made of sandstone, which is roughly 1 metre square but rounded on the south side. The sundial has a simple vase pedestal crafted from magnesian limestone, complete with a moulded foot and cap. The brass plate includes a scrolled gnomon and is inscribed with the words: "I. Froggatt Fecit 1822."
Local climate
Sundial Approximately 15 Metres South of Church of St Mary receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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