Sundial Approximately 10m South-East of South Porch of Church of St George is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 March 1986. Sundial.
Sundial Approximately 10m South-East of South Porch of Church of St George
- WRENN ID
- low-terrace-thrush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury MP: Julia Buckley (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 March 1986
- Type
- Sundial
- OS grid reference
- SJ 399 060
- Coordinates
- 52.649, -2.8887
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This sundial, located approximately 10 meters southeast of the south porch of the Church of St George, is likely from the early 19th century. It is made of limestone and features a bulbous vase-shaped baluster that rests on a square base with a cap. The cap has a brass plate with a gnomon, which is inscribed with the date 1811.
Local climate
Sundial Approximately 10m South-East of South Porch of Church of St George receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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