Sundial Approximately 10 Metres South of Tower of Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 October 1987. Sundial.
Sundial Approximately 10 Metres South of Tower of Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- frozen-corner-cream
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- North Shropshire MP: Helen Morgan (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 October 1987
- Type
- Sundial
- OS grid reference
- SJ 394 221
- Coordinates
- 52.79348, -2.89907
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This sundial, located approximately 10 meters south of the tower of the Church of St John the Baptist, dates from 1725, although its base may be older. It is made of sandstone and features a stepped hexagonal plinth supporting an octagonal shaft with a moulded plinth and capping. The sundial includes a brass gnomon and a plate inscribed with "Edmd Bullock Ellesmere Fecit 1725 Peter Bassnett James Alexander Church Wardens" around the rim. The hexagonal base may possibly be the remains of a medieval churchyard cross.
Local climate
Sundial Approximately 10 Metres South of Tower of Church of St John the Baptist 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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