Sundial to the Southwest of Lauderdale House is a Grade II listed building in the Camden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 May 1974. Sundial.

Sundial to the Southwest of Lauderdale House

WRENN ID
fallow-spandrel-lake
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Camden
Constituency
Hampstead and Highgate MP: Tulip Siddiq (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 May 1974
Type
Sundial
OS grid reference
TQ 287 872
Coordinates
51.56905, -0.14384
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a 19th-century sundial located to the southwest of Lauderdale House in Camden. It features a large wrought-iron design set within a 20th-century brick and stone surround, with the hours indicated by the surrounding carpet bedding. The sundial is a remaining element of Sir Sydney Waterlow's formal garden at Lauderdale House.

Local climate

Sundial to the Southwest of Lauderdale House 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 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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