Sundial 150 Metres North of Belton House is a Grade II* listed building in the South Kesteven local planning authority area, England. A Baroque Sundial.

Sundial 150 Metres North of Belton House

WRENN ID
tall-shingle-poplar
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
South Kesteven
Constituency
Grantham and Bourne MP: Gareth Davies (Con)
Country
England
Type
Sundial
Period
Baroque
OS grid reference
SK 930 394
Coordinates
52.94416, -0.61727
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The sundial, located 150 metres north of Belton House, dates from around 1690 and was created by CG Cibber. It features a figure of Time made from Portland stone, seated on a globe and supporting a baluster column with the help of a cherub. The brass dial is inscribed and signed by Thomas Wright, dated 1725. The sundial is set on a modified octagonal sandstone base with three steps. It may have been commissioned by Sir John Brownlow, the builder of Belton House. This sundial is situated within Belton Park, which is listed on the Gardens Register at grade I.

Local climate

Sundial 150 Metres North of Belton House 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 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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