Sundial, Immediately South East of Main Block of Westonbirt House is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1993. Sundial.

Sundial, Immediately South East of Main Block of Westonbirt House

WRENN ID
blind-plaster-thunder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cotswold
Constituency
South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 June 1993
Type
Sundial
Address
Sundial, Immediately South East of Main Block of Westonbirt House, A433, Westonbirt with Lasborough
OS grid reference
ST 864 896
Coordinates
51.60515, -2.19703
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The sundial, located immediately southeast of the main block of Westonbirt House, was built between 1863 and 1870 by Lewis Vulliamy as part of the work at Westonbirt House. It features a gadrooned bronze sundial supported by putti and a dolphin. The stone plinth is richly carved and has corner brackets with claw feet. The sundial is surrounded by patterned raised stone borders.

Local climate

Sundial, Immediately South East of Main Block of Westonbirt House receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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