Sundial in Front of Norris Homes is a Grade II listed building in the Nottingham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 March 1988. Sundial.

Sundial in Front of Norris Homes

WRENN ID
watchful-footing-brook
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Nottingham
Constituency
Nottingham East MP: Nadia Whittome (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 March 1988
Type
Sundial
Address
Sundial in Front of Norris Homes, Berridge Road East, City of Nottingham
OS grid reference
SK 566 417
Coordinates
52.97056, -1.15859
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The sundial in front of Norris Homes is a Grade II listed structure, built between 1892 and 1893 by architect Watson Fothergill. It features a moulded red sandstone base and capital supporting a polished granite shaft. The brass dial has an inscribed rim, which may have been renewed in 1935. This sundial is included in the listing for its group value.

Local climate

Sundial in Front of Norris Homes sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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