Fountain on Lawn 100 Metres East of Beaufront Castle is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 May 1988. Fountain.

Fountain on Lawn 100 Metres East of Beaufront Castle

WRENN ID
distant-flue-myrtle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 May 1988
Type
Fountain
OS grid reference
NY 965 659
Coordinates
54.9884, -2.05602
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a fountain located on the lawn 100 metres east of Beaufront Castle, dating from around 1840, likely designed by John Dobson. It features an ashlar enclosing wall and a fountain made of Roman cement on brick. The fountain has three tiers with moulded bowls and foliage ornamentation, which is decayed in some areas. It is surrounded by an octagonal pool that is enclosed by a low wall with swept coping.

Local climate

Fountain on Lawn 100 Metres East of Beaufront Castle 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 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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