Sundial 3 Metres East of the Close is a Grade II listed building in the North Kesteven local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 January 1987. Sundial.
Sundial 3 Metres East of the Close
- WRENN ID
- late-panel-khaki
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Kesteven
- Constituency
- Sleaford and North Hykeham MP: Dr Caroline Johnson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 January 1987
- Type
- Sundial
- OS grid reference
- SK 983 566
- Coordinates
- 53.09774, -0.53254
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This sundial, located 3 metres east of The Close, dates back to 1631. It is made of ashlar stone and bronze. The sundial features a plain ashlar column with a moulded rim, which stands on a circular base. The bronze time plate is inscribed with the year '1631' and is topped with an ornate bronze gnomon.
Local climate
Sundial 3 Metres East of the Close 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 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% 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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