Sundial in the Garden to the South of Endsleigh House is a Grade II* listed building in the West Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 November 1985. Sundial.

Sundial in the Garden to the South of Endsleigh House

WRENN ID
cold-shingle-sparrow
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
West Devon
Constituency
Torridge and Tavistock MP: Sir Geoffrey Cox (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 November 1985
Type
Sundial
OS grid reference
SX 391 785
Coordinates
50.5847, -4.27417
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a sundial located in the garden to the south of Endsleigh House, dating from the early 19th century. It features a metal sundial mounted on a stone pier designed in the Gothick style. The pier is octagonal with a moulded plinth set on a rectangular base. Each face of the pier has blind trefoil-headed arches. The sundial is inscribed with "Frasers, Bond Street, London." It is included for its group value with the surrounding structures.

Local climate

Sundial in the Garden to the South of Endsleigh House sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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