Sundial is a Grade II listed building in the Redbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1979. Sundial.

Sundial

WRENN ID
shadowed-panel-moth
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Redbridge
Constituency
Ilford North MP: Wes Streeting (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 February 1979
Type
Sundial
Address
Sundial, Valentines Park
OS grid reference
TQ 433 880
Coordinates
51.57281, 0.06764
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Sundial located in Valentines Park, Ilford, dates from the early 18th century and is made of Portland stone. It features a circular baluster shape with acanthus decoration on the stem and neck, and has egg and dart moulding beneath the circular top. The sundial is situated within the formal garden to the south of the canal. Valentines Park is recognized in the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens at grade II.

Local climate

Sundial sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 670 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 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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