Sundial in the Churchyard to Christ Church Parish Church is a Grade II listed building in the Powys local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 6 August 1991. A Late 19th century Sundial. 1 related planning application.
Sundial in the Churchyard to Christ Church Parish Church
- WRENN ID
- tattered-tallow-stoat
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Powys
- Constituency
- Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr MP: Steve Witherden (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 6 August 1991
- Type
- Sundial
- Period
- Late 19th century
- Address
- Sundial in the Churchyard to Christ Church Parish Church, Bwlch-Y-Cibau, Meifod, SY22 5LN
- OS grid reference
- SJ 178 174
- Coordinates
- 52.74839, -3.21795
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The sundial, dated 1895 as inscribed on its west side, stands within the churchyard of Christ Church Parish Church. It features a tall, bulbous, baluster pedestal constructed from red sandstone. This pedestal sits upon a square block which, in turn, rests on an octagonal stone plinth. The plinth is inscribed with the words “GLORY:BE:TO:THEE:O:LORD”. The sundial originally featured a lead dial with a gnomon, which has since been lost. The dial was made by Elliot Bros of London and bears an inscription commemorating Frances, the second daughter of Martin and Mary Williams of Bryngwyn. It was placed in memory of her husband, Charles Aldenburg Bendinct, of Indio, Bovey Tracey, who she married on January 20, 1858.
Local climate
Sundial in the Churchyard to Christ Church Parish Church receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 6 transactions since 1996
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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