Sundial, 30 Metres South West of West Elevation of Helmingham Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Suffolk local planning authority area, England. Sundial.
Sundial, 30 Metres South West of West Elevation of Helmingham Hall
- WRENN ID
- former-marble-hazel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Suffolk
- Constituency
- Central Suffolk and North Ipswich MP: Patrick Spencer (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Sundial
- OS grid reference
- TM 186 576
- Coordinates
- 52.1737, 1.19608
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The sundial, dating from the 19th century, is located 30 meters southwest of the west elevation of Helmingham Hall. It is made of limestone and stands about 1.5 meters high. The base is octagonal, while the stem is vase-shaped and also octagonal, featuring gadrooning. The dial is made of bronze and includes precise inscriptions, such as the Tollemache Arms, the maker's name (George Adams of Fleet Street, London), and calendar information. This sundial is included as Grade I in the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.
Local climate
Sundial, 30 Metres South West of West Elevation of Helmingham Hall sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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