Fountain 6 Metres North of Dryderdale is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1987. Fountain.
Fountain 6 Metres North of Dryderdale
- WRENN ID
- young-entrance-myrtle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1987
- Type
- Fountain
- OS grid reference
- NZ 089 331
- Coordinates
- 54.69293, -1.86316
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This fountain, located 6 metres north of Dryderdale in South Bedburn, dates from the late 19th century and is constructed from sandstone ashlar. It features a wide bowl adorned with triangular strap decorations beneath a moulded rim, which rests on a moulded pedestal. There is a small second tier with a swept rim, and the surrounding basin is designed with pulvinated moulding. The fountain is included for its group value.
Local climate
Fountain 6 Metres North of Dryderdale receives an average of 920 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 53 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 33 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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