Sundial in Churchyard of Church of St Helena, Single Metre South of the Chancel is a Grade II listed building in the Rushcliffe local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 October 1987. Sundial.
Sundial in Churchyard of Church of St Helena, Single Metre South of the Chancel
- WRENN ID
- gilded-cornice-thrush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rushcliffe
- Constituency
- Rushcliffe MP: James Naish (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 October 1987
- Type
- Sundial
- Address
- Sundial in Churchyard of Church of St Helena, Single Metre South of the Chancel, Main Street, West Leake
- OS grid reference
- SK 527 264
- Coordinates
- 52.83276, -1.21818
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This sundial, located in the churchyard of the Church of St. Helena, dates from the 18th century with an early 19th-century alteration. It was made by J. Syson of London. The sundial is constructed from ashlar and copper. It features a moulded plinth that supports a tapering pedestal with a bulbous reeded base. The circular coping has a single projection and is topped with a copper sundial inscribed with "J. Syson, London." The projection also supports a later 19th-century gnomon.
Local climate
Sundial in Churchyard of Church of St Helena, Single Metre South of the Chancel 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 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 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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