Sundial South South West of Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Telford and Wrekin local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 April 1983. Sundial.
Sundial South South West of Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- still-bailey-sage
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Constituency
- The Wrekin MP: Mark Pritchard (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 April 1983
- Type
- Sundial
- Address
- Sundial South South West of Church of St John the Baptist, Waters Upton
- OS grid reference
- SJ 647 213
- Coordinates
- 52.78842, -2.52443
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The sundial located south-south-west of the Church of St John the Baptist in Great Bolas is likely from the 18th century. It features a sandstone column with a square abacus, although the sundial itself is missing and the column is mutilated. The sundial stands on a stepped square base.
Local climate
Sundial South South West of Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 780 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 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% 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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