Sundial 15 metres south east of porch to St Martin's Church is a Grade II listed building in the Amber Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 May 1988. Sundial.
Sundial 15 metres south east of porch to St Martin's Church
- WRENN ID
- sunken-sandstone-autumn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Amber Valley
- Constituency
- Amber Valley MP: Linsey Farnsworth (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 May 1988
- Type
- Sundial
- OS grid reference
- SK 407 558
- Coordinates
- 53.0985, -1.39295
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a sundial located 15 metres southeast of the porch to St Martin's Church. It dates from the 18th century and underwent restoration in the 19th century. The sundial is made of stone and features a three-stepped square plinth with a plain column, which is topped by a single 19th-century cornice and a copper dial. It is included in the listing for its group value with the church.
Local climate
Sundial 15 metres south east of porch to St Martin's Church receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% 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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