Sundial in Front of Acorn Bank House is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 April 1984. Sundial.

Sundial in Front of Acorn Bank House

WRENN ID
tall-arch-fern
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 April 1984
Type
Sundial
Address
Sundial in Front of Acorn Bank House, Temple Sowerby
OS grid reference
NY 617 282
Coordinates
54.64745, -2.59468
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The sundial in front of Acorn Bank House dates from the mid-17th century and is located in the village of Temple Sowerby. Originally situated at Millrigg, which is a quarter mile from Acorn Bank, the sundial features a cubic design that rests on a square stone base, centrally placed on an oval table supported by two turned balusters. The sundial plate and gnomon are missing. On opposite faces of the sundial are the coats-of-arms of the Dalston and Fallowfield families. The other two faces bear an inscription that reads: "Staie, Passenger, tell me my name and thy nature./Thy name is Dieall, I a mortal creature" and "Since my name and thy nature soe agree,/ Think of thyself when thou looks upon me."

Local climate

Sundial in Front of Acorn Bank House sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,230 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 35 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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