Sundial Approximately 7 Metres to South of Nave of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 April 1986. Sundial.
Sundial Approximately 7 Metres to South of Nave of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- unlit-rubblework-hazel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 April 1986
- Type
- Sundial
- OS grid reference
- SO 506 951
- Coordinates
- 52.55182, -2.72956
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a sundial located approximately 7 metres south of the nave of the Church of St. James in Cardington. It dates from the mid-18th century and is made of yellow and grey sandstone. The sundial features two circular stone steps, a bulbous baluster with a square base and a moulded cap. The circular copper dial plate is inscribed with the name "ABRAHAM / BATH" and includes a gnomon.
Local climate
Sundial Approximately 7 Metres to South of Nave of Church of St James 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 85% 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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