Sundial Approximately 10 Metres South of Stanwardine Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 April 1988. Sundial.
Sundial Approximately 10 Metres South of Stanwardine Hall
- WRENN ID
- iron-wattle-thistle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- North Shropshire MP: Helen Morgan (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 April 1988
- Type
- Sundial
- OS grid reference
- SJ 427 277
- Coordinates
- 52.84453, -2.85142
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This sundial, located approximately 10 meters south of Stanwardine Hall, is likely from the mid-19th century. It is made of sandstone and features a brass plate and gnomon. The sundial is circular, with a projecting capping and a circular base. An inscription around the column reads "I ONLY COUNT / THE / SUNNY HOURS," and the brass plate includes a representation of the sun along with the inscription "Sunny Hours." The sundial is included for its group value with the nearby hall.
Local climate
Sundial Approximately 10 Metres South of Stanwardine Hall receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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