Sundial to East of Abbey Cowper is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 November 1984. Sundial. 1 related planning application.
Sundial to East of Abbey Cowper
- WRENN ID
- weathered-brick-jet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cumberland
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway MP: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 November 1984
- Type
- Sundial
- Address
- Sundial to East of Abbey Cowper, Holme Abbey, CA7 4PW
- OS grid reference
- NY 158 506
- Coordinates
- 54.84328, -3.31167
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The sundial located to the east of Abbey Cowper is a garden sundial dated 1765. It was moved to its current position from Kingside Hill in the 20th century. The sundial is made of carved red sandstone and features a squared plinth and column topped with a ball dial. The dial is carved with Roman numerals and includes the inscription "AS FLIES THE SHADE MANS LIFE DOTH FADE; WATCH AND PRAY TIME HASTE AWAY," along with other Latin inscriptions.
Local climate
Sundial to East of Abbey Cowper sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,250 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 1997
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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