Drinking fountain opposite Allendale Library is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 August 1985. Drinking fountain.

Drinking fountain opposite Allendale Library

WRENN ID
ragged-wall-crimson
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 August 1985
Type
Drinking fountain
Address
Drinking fountain opposite Allendale Library, B6303
OS grid reference
NY 838 558
Coordinates
54.89724, -2.25257
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The drinking fountain opposite Allendale Library is a Grade II listed structure, dated 1902. It is made of stone, granite, and cast iron. The fountain features a square stone base with a rectangular trough at the front and small semicircular basins with taps on either side. A pointed-arched panel displays an inscription in memory of Trooper John Joseph Glendinning, who was killed at Klip Drift, South Africa, in 1902, and is adorned with a grotesque lion's head.

Above the fountain, a Gothic canopy is supported by four polished granite columns, which enclose an urn. The fountain is surrounded by a dwarf wall that has raised copings, along with low cast-iron standards and railings.

Local climate

Drinking fountain opposite Allendale Library sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 64 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 42 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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