Sundial in grounds of Bodlondeb is a Grade II listed building in the Conwy local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 30 December 2005. Sundial.

Sundial in grounds of Bodlondeb

WRENN ID
idle-joist-rye
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Conwy
Constituency
Bangor Aberconwy MP: Claire Hughes (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
30 December 2005
Type
Sundial
OS grid reference
SH 779 778
Coordinates
53.28385, -3.83156
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The sundial located in the grounds of Bodlondeb features a shaped polygonal pedestal made of reconstituted stone. Atop the pedestal is a small round plate that is dated 1760 and bears the inscription 'Tyme flyes'. The gnomon, which is the part that casts the shadow, is missing.

Local climate

Sundial in grounds of Bodlondeb sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,100 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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