Sundial Approximately 70 Metres to South of Wightwick Manor is a Grade II listed building in the Wolverhampton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 March 1992. Sundial.

Sundial Approximately 70 Metres to South of Wightwick Manor

WRENN ID
dark-alcove-kestrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wolverhampton
Constituency
Wolverhampton West MP: Warinder Juss (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 March 1992
Type
Sundial
OS grid reference
SO 869 983
Coordinates
52.58291, -2.19456
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This sundial, located approximately 70 meters south of Wightwick Manor in Wolverhampton, dates from the late 19th century. It is made of ashlar stone and features a simple round pier topped with a round plate and gnomon. An inscription on the southern side reads: "LIGHT AND SHADE BY TURNS/ BUT LOVE ALWAYS."

Local climate

Sundial Approximately 70 Metres to South of Wightwick Manor receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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