Former Sundial Approximately 45 Metres North West of West Door of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Cheltenham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 December 1983. Sundial.
Former Sundial Approximately 45 Metres North West of West Door of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- fading-rafter-alder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheltenham
- Constituency
- Cheltenham MP: Max Wilkinson (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 December 1983
- Type
- Sundial
- OS grid reference
- SO 964 204
- Coordinates
- 51.88288, -2.05351
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This former sundial, located approximately 45 meters north-west of the west door of the Church of St Mary, dates from around 1700 to 1735 and has undergone later restorations. It is made of limestone ashlar and features a square cube topped with a pyramidal and ball capping on a cylindrical base. The sundial is supported by a chamfered shaft on a plinth. Before 1912, it was positioned on top of the churchyard cross.
Local climate
Former Sundial Approximately 45 Metres North West of West Door of Church of St Mary 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 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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