Sundial Approximately 7 Metres East of Groombridge Place is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 August 1990. Sundial.

Sundial Approximately 7 Metres East of Groombridge Place

WRENN ID
final-transept-smoke
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tunbridge Wells
Constituency
Tunbridge Wells MP: Mike Martin (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 August 1990
Type
Sundial
Address
Sundial Approximately 7 Metres East of Groombridge Place, TN3 9QG
OS grid reference
TQ 533 376
Coordinates
51.11738, 0.18973
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This sundial, located approximately 7 meters east of Groombridge Place, is likely from the 18th century and made of sandstone. It features an octagonal shaft with a splayed base and head, where the shaft is stepped and the head sits above a projecting band. The sundial stands on an octagonal one-step plinth. There is an inscribed slate plaque on top, although it is missing its arm.

Local climate

Sundial Approximately 7 Metres East of Groombridge Place receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% 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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