Sundial About One Yard South-East of the Vestry of the Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Malvern Hills local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 February 1986. Sundial.

Sundial About One Yard South-East of the Vestry of the Church of St John the Baptist

WRENN ID
solitary-loggia-rook
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Malvern Hills
Constituency
West Worcestershire MP: Dame Harriett Baldwin (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 February 1986
Type
Sundial
Address
Sundial About One Yard South-East of the Vestry of the Church of St John the Baptist, Mamble
OS grid reference
SO 688 716
Coordinates
52.34165, -2.45861
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This sundial, dated 1752, is located about one yard south-east of the vestry of the Church of St John the Baptist. It is made of sandstone ashlar and features a low square plinth with a cube-shaped base. The square stem rises about three feet high and has a moulded cornice. On the south side of the cube base, there is an inscription that reads "? H" along with the date "1752" below it.

Local climate

Sundial About One Yard South-East of the Vestry of the Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% 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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