Sundial in Grounds of Council House is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 October 1972. Sundial.
Sundial in Grounds of Council House
- WRENN ID
- night-forge-quill
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Salisbury MP: John Glen (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 October 1972
- Type
- Sundial
- Address
- Sundial in Grounds of Council House, Bourne Hill, Salisbury, SP1 3UZ
- OS grid reference
- SU 147 303
- Coordinates
- 51.07232, -1.79076
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The sundial located in the grounds of the Council House, also known as Wyndham Park, dates from 1772. It is positioned opposite a tripartite ground floor window between bays on the east front of the house. The sundial is made of ashlar and features a square section pedestal with a moulded base, panelled sides, and a moulded cap. It is inscribed with the words: "The Gift of Thomas, Earl of Pembroke, 1772."
Local climate
Sundial in Grounds of Council House receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 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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