Sundial Situated 30 Metres South of Old Place is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Sussex local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 December 1987. Sundial.

Sundial Situated 30 Metres South of Old Place

WRENN ID
western-lancet-saffron
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Mid Sussex
Constituency
Mid Sussex MP: Alison Bennett (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 December 1987
Type
Sundial
OS grid reference
TQ 349 258
Coordinates
51.0163, -0.07743
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This sundial, located 30 metres south of Old Place in Lindfield, dates from the late 19th century. It features a stone or stone cruciform base, which includes a square pier adorned with a diamond motif and a cylindrical top that has spiralled latif inscriptions. The sundial displays inscriptions on three faces, reading "SUPER EST ECCE PERENNIS AMOR," and is topped with a bulging pelican.

Local climate

Sundial Situated 30 Metres South of Old Place receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 67% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% 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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