Sundial Approximately 6 Metres to South of South Aisle of Church of All Saints is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 May 1986. Sundial.
Sundial Approximately 6 Metres to South of South Aisle of Church of All Saints
- WRENN ID
- quiet-oriel-peregrine
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 May 1986
- Type
- Sundial
- OS grid reference
- SJ 530 068
- Coordinates
- 52.65731, -2.69576
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The sundial, located approximately 6 metres south of the south aisle of the Church of All Saints, dates from the mid-to-late 18th century. It is made of grey sandstone ashlar, with some repairs done in 20th-century cement. The sundial features a tapered square-section baluster with a circular neck and pedestal, resting on a square base that sits on a circular step, topped with a square surface. It has a copper dial and gnomon, with the dial inscribed with the words: "Richd. Harper / SALOP" and "Watch and Pray Time hastens away."
Local climate
Sundial Approximately 6 Metres to South of South Aisle of Church of All Saints receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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