Fountain, 160 Metres West of Biddick Hall is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 February 1987. Garden fountain.

Fountain, 160 Metres West of Biddick Hall

WRENN ID
burning-floor-umber
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
North Durham MP: Luke Akehurst (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 February 1987
Type
Garden fountain
OS grid reference
NZ 312 527
Coordinates
54.86892, -1.51478
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The fountain located 160 metres west of Biddick Hall is a garden feature that was likely assembled in the late 19th century, incorporating fragments from the early 18th century. It is made of carved stone and is designed in the Baroque style.

The fountain is tall and situated in the center of a circular stone basin. It consists of four sections: a late 19th-century octagonal pedestal with vermiculate rustication, resting on a rock-faced plinth; an early 18th-century boldly-carved Baroque base adorned with sea monsters, fish, and shells; an early 18th-century wide, shallow shell bowl with a deeply-scalloped rim; and possibly an 18th-century crowning feature that includes carved stone pelicans and foliage.

Local climate

Fountain, 160 Metres West of Biddick Hall receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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