Sundial in Wreay Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. Sundial.
Sundial in Wreay Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- burning-chamber-stoat
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cumberland
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway MP: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Sundial
- Address
- Sundial in Wreay Churchyard, St. Cuthbert Without
- OS grid reference
- NY 435 489
- Coordinates
- 54.83186, -2.88087
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The sundial in Wreay Churchyard was created around 1842 for Sarah Losh. It is made of sandstone and features a brass dial. The sundial has a square chamfered base that is inscribed with the phrase "DO TODAY'S WORK TODAY." It stands on a rounded column adorned with carved pine-cones and is topped with a carved sunflower head. The dial itself displays Roman numerals. This sundial serves as an ornamental feature in the churchyard, located to the right of the west entrance to the church.
Local climate
Sundial in Wreay Churchyard sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,160 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 55 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 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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