Sundial Base in the Stable Courtyard, Rendcomb College is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 February 1988. Sundial base.
Sundial Base in the Stable Courtyard, Rendcomb College
- WRENN ID
- gilded-finial-cedar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 February 1988
- Type
- Sundial base
- OS grid reference
- SP 019 096
- Coordinates
- 51.78548, -1.97343
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The sundial base in the stable courtyard at Rendcomb College dates from the mid-1860s and is made of limestone. It features a highly ornate carved design resembling an ice-cream cone, with three swans positioned at the base, which is adorned with bullrushes. Above this, there is a band of lilies and water lilies. The upper part of the sundial base showcases a large open water lily, which has a raised circular base at its center. On this base stands a brass sundial, made by the Pilkington Company of Preston, which is accurate to the minute.
Local climate
Sundial Base in the Stable Courtyard, Rendcomb College receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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