Sundial Approximately 10 Yards South West of Blithfield Hall is a Grade II listed building in the East Staffordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 August 1985. Sundial.

Sundial Approximately 10 Yards South West of Blithfield Hall

WRENN ID
dreaming-window-aspen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Staffordshire
Constituency
Lichfield MP: Dave Robertson (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 August 1985
Type
Sundial
OS grid reference
SK 045 239
Coordinates
52.81284, -1.9345
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a sundial located approximately 10 yards southwest of Blithfield Hall, dating from the early 19th century. It is made of stone and features a cylindrical base with a moulded rim. The base is adorned with decorative swags and goat heads, and it stands on two steps.

Local climate

Sundial Approximately 10 Yards South West of Blithfield Hall receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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