Sundial in walled garden, northwest of Lydiard Park House is a Grade II listed building in the Swindon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 April 1986. A Georgian Sundial.

Sundial in walled garden, northwest of Lydiard Park House

WRENN ID
floating-postern-spindle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Swindon
Constituency
Swindon South MP: Heidi Alexander (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 April 1986
Type
Sundial
Period
Georgian
Address
Sundial in walled garden, northwest of Lydiard Park House, Church Lane, West Swindon
OS grid reference
SU 102 848
Coordinates
51.56259, -1.85355
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The sundial, located in the walled garden northwest of Lydiard Park House, dates from between 1716 and 1740. It is made of limestone and has a heavy baluster shape. The sundial features a bronze plate and gnomon, which is inscribed with "J. Sisson, London," and displays the arms of the second Viscount St. John impaling Pelissary. The sundial was relocated to its current position around 2005.

Local climate

Sundial in walled garden, northwest of Lydiard Park House receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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