Sundial Immediately West of Madeley Court is a Grade II* listed building in the Telford and Wrekin local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 April 1983. Sundial.

Sundial Immediately West of Madeley Court

WRENN ID
solitary-rubble-nettle
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Telford and Wrekin
Constituency
Telford MP: Shaun Davies (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 April 1983
Type
Sundial
Address
Sundial Immediately West of Madeley Court, Madeley Court Lane
OS grid reference
SJ 694 051
Coordinates
52.64325, -2.45222
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The sundial immediately west of Madeley Court is a 17th-century astronomical sundial. It is supported by squat moulded columns and sits on a large stone cuboid block that measures about 4 feet square. The block has a domed top and hemispherical recessed sides, featuring various small triangular, rectangular, and other shaped recesses for dials.

Local climate

Sundial Immediately West of Madeley Court receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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