Sundial 50 Metres South East of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Melton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 January 1988. A C15 Sundial.
Sundial 50 Metres South East of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- white-jamb-crag
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Melton
- Constituency
- Melton and Syston MP: Edward Argar (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 January 1988
- Type
- Sundial
- OS grid reference
- SK 832 209
- Coordinates
- 52.7795, -0.76797
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This sundial, made of limestone, dates back to the 15th century and is located 50 meters southeast of the Church of St. Mary in Garthorpe. It was remodeled from a pinnacle in the late 19th century. The sundial features a panelled square shaft with a moulded cornice and has a round brass dial.
Local climate
Sundial 50 Metres South East of Church of St Mary sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% 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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