Sundial Approximately 20 Metres South of Chestal House is a Grade II listed building in the Stroud local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 December 1986. Sundial.

Sundial Approximately 20 Metres South of Chestal House

WRENN ID
standing-soffit-gold
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Stroud
Constituency
Stroud MP: Dr Simon Opher (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 December 1986
Type
Sundial
OS grid reference
ST 763 981
Coordinates
51.68205, -2.34309
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This sundial, located approximately 20 meters south of Chestal House, was built in 1848. It is made of limestone and features a brass inscription plate and gnomon. The structure consists of a circular column with spiral moulding that supports an octagonal moulded dial table, which has an inset inscription plate and gnomon. The sundial stands on an octagonal base.

Local climate

Sundial Approximately 20 Metres South of Chestal House receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% 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 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% 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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