Sundial and Steps Approximately 20 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. Sundial.
Sundial and Steps Approximately 20 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- sunken-screen-sedge
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- North Shropshire MP: Helen Morgan (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Sundial
- OS grid reference
- SJ 341 252
- Coordinates
- 52.8203, -2.97905
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The sundial, dating from 1700, is located approximately 20 meters south of the nave of the Church of St. Michael in West Felton. It features a sandstone pedestal that was added in 1748. The sundial has a short column with a slight curve, known as entasis, and a moulded cap. At the time of the last survey in May 1986, the brass plate and gnomon were missing. The base consists of two circular steps, which may have originally served as the base for a medieval churchyard cross. The pedestal is said to bear the initials "JBR" and "JBS," attributed to John Bassnet of Rednal and John Bassnet of Sandford, who were churchwardens, although these initials were illegible during the resurvey.
Local climate
Sundial and Steps Approximately 20 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Michael receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% 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 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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