Sundial South of the West Tower of the Minster is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 February 1983. Sundial.
Sundial South of the West Tower of the Minster
- WRENN ID
- rough-foundation-alder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- Mid Dorset and North Poole MP: Vikki Slade (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 February 1983
- Type
- Sundial
- Address
- Sundial South of the West Tower of the Minster, High Street, Wimborne Minster
- OS grid reference
- SZ 009 999
- Coordinates
- 50.79883, -1.98845
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The sundial located south of the west tower of the Minster is a Grade II listed structure, dated 1676. It features a rectangular stone pier with a moulded cap and base, along with stone strapwork cresting. The sundial has dials on the south, east, and west faces, with the dials on the east and west faces being of unusual form.
Local climate
Sundial South of the West Tower of the Minster receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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