Churchyard Cross Base and Sundial Approximately 5 Metres to South of South Chapel of Church of St Bartholomew is a Grade II* listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 August 1984. A C15 Cross and sundial.
Churchyard Cross Base and Sundial Approximately 5 Metres to South of South Chapel of Church of St Bartholomew
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- The Wrekin MP: Mark Pritchard (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 August 1984
- Type
- Cross and sundial
- OS grid reference
- SJ 795 073
- Coordinates
- 52.66363, -2.30354
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard cross base and sundial, located approximately 5 metres south of the south chapel of the Church of St. Bartholomew, date from around the 15th century and 1776. It is made of sandstone and features four steps leading up to a square cross base, which has carved heads at each corner. Above this base is a round 18th-century column that supports the sundial.
Local climate
Churchyard Cross Base and Sundial Approximately 5 Metres to South of South Chapel of Church of St Bartholomew receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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