Sundial at the Heritage at St Edmund's College (Rc) (8 Metres to South West of the Hermitage) is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 November 1983. Sundial.

Sundial at the Heritage at St Edmund's College (Rc) (8 Metres to South West of the Hermitage)

WRENN ID
twisted-basalt-brook
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Hertfordshire
Constituency
North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 November 1983
Type
Sundial
OS grid reference
TL 369 220
Coordinates
51.88024, -0.01138
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The sundial at The Hermitage at St Edmund's College, located 8 meters to the southwest of The Hermitage, dates from the late 17th century and may have French origins. It is made of white freestone or weathered white marble and features a slender square shaft that stands about 1 meter high. The shaft is set on a moulded base and has a cap covered in lead. Each of the four faces of the shaft is intricately carved in relief with a shield secured by ribbons to rings above, with each shield being unique; one even includes a mantled cresting. The sundial has a modern dial.

Local climate

Sundial at the Heritage at St Edmund's College (Rc) (8 Metres to South West of the Hermitage) sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 89% 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 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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