Sundial on main axis of the formal garden is a Grade II listed building in the Wrexham local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 3 December 1996. Sundial.

Sundial on main axis of the formal garden

WRENN ID
tenth-tallow-rush
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wrexham
Constituency
Wrexham MP: Andrew Ranger (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
3 December 1996
Type
Sundial
Address
Sundial on main axis of the formal garden, Erddig, Marchwiel
OS grid reference
SJ 326 482
Coordinates
53.02719, -3.00598
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

This is a baluster sundial located on a two-stage circular stone plinth in the main axis of the formal garden. The sundial features a circular brass dial that bears the name B T Heath of London, with partially legible lettering that reflects an 18th-century style. It is topped with a simple brass gnomon.

Local climate

Sundial on main axis of the formal garden receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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