Sundial Approximately 12 Metres South of Church of St Paul is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 April 1989. Sundial.
Sundial Approximately 12 Metres South of Church of St Paul
- WRENN ID
- stony-rafter-swallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 April 1989
- Type
- Sundial
- OS grid reference
- SD 431 841
- Coordinates
- 54.25012, -2.87335
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a sundial located approximately 12 meters south of the Church of St Paul. It was created in 1757, although the plate is dated 1671. The sundial is made of ashlar stone and features three square steps with nosing. It has a round column that sits on a square base, with capital fillets on the east and west sides, which may show signs of natural weathering. The sundial includes a square plate with a gnomon.
Local climate
Sundial Approximately 12 Metres South of Church of St Paul sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,520 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% 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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