Sundial on Terrace at Gledstone Hall is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 October 1988. Sundial.
Sundial on Terrace at Gledstone Hall
- WRENN ID
- haunted-mantel-blackthorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon MP: Sir Julian Smith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 October 1988
- Type
- Sundial
- Address
- Sundial on Terrace at Gledstone Hall, Gledstone Road, Martons Both
- OS grid reference
- SD 886 512
- Coordinates
- 53.95713, -2.17415
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The sundial on the terrace at Gledstone Hall dates from 1748 and was likely relocated to its current position in 1923. It is made of sandstone and has a cubical shape. Each of its four faces features a different inscription: the north side reads "Latitude 54 HR Rect 1748," the south side states "The Sun to rule the Day," the east side says "We go hence like a shaddow," and the west side instructs "Watch and Pray." The initials "HR" may refer to H Richardson, who was the rector of Thornton at that time. The sundial is situated in the center of the staircase leading to the lower terrace.
Local climate
Sundial on Terrace at Gledstone Hall sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,280 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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