Sundial Approximately Four Metres South of South Porch of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 June 1987. Sundial.
Sundial Approximately Four Metres South of South Porch of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- blind-cinder-mist
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 June 1987
- Type
- Sundial
- OS grid reference
- SO 597 283
- Coordinates
- 51.95204, -2.58644
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a sundial located approximately four meters south of the south porch of the Church of St Mary. It dates from the 17th century and was restored in the 20th century. The sundial is made of sandstone ashlar and features an octagonal baluster-shaped shaft with primitive acanthus-type decoration. It has an octagonal cap that also displays acanthus-derived decoration on the lower side, along with heavily moulded decoration on the upper side. The sundial includes a metal plate with the inscription "Thomas Wright Fecit."
Local climate
Sundial Approximately Four Metres South of South Porch of Church of St Mary receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% 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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