Sundial in Chuchyard, Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Powys local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 20 March 1998. Sundial.
Sundial in Chuchyard, Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- leaning-plinth-sorrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Powys
- Constituency
- Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr MP: Steve Witherden (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 20 March 1998
- Type
- Sundial
- Address
- Sundial in Chuchyard, Church of St Michael, Forden, Forden with Leighton and Trelystan
- OS grid reference
- SJ 227 010
- Coordinates
- 52.60216, -3.14251
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The sundial located in the churchyard of the Church of St Michael is made of Grinshill sandstone and features a tall urn-shaped baluster. The bowl of the sundial is decorated with overlapping leaves and sits on a moulded base, which stands on a circular plinth. At the top, there is a square bronze dial created by Richard Harper of Salop, inscribed with the words 'I steal upon you Richd Bryan Willm Bishop CHURCHWARDENS 17/77' and indicating a latitude of 52 degrees 34 minutes. The gnomon appears to have been installed on site.
Local climate
Sundial in Chuchyard, Church of St Michael receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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