Drinking Fountain 40 Metres East of Post Office is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 January 1986. Drinking fountain.

Drinking Fountain 40 Metres East of Post Office

WRENN ID
silver-gable-harvest
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 January 1986
Type
Drinking fountain
OS grid reference
NZ 026 856
Coordinates
55.16521, -1.9605
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The drinking fountain, located 40 metres east of the Post Office, dates from around 1880 and is made of granite. It features an arched slab with a dynamic life-size sculpture of a dolphin set on a broad rocky base. A tap is positioned in the dolphin's mouth, and an iron cup is attached by a chain. Above the dolphin, there is an inscription that reads: 'FVTVRI HAVD IMMEMOR OEVI', which translates to 'Not unmindful of future generations'. This fountain is part of Sir Charles Trevelyan's remodelling of the village, and the Trevelyan arms are depicted with dolphin supporters.

Local climate

Drinking Fountain 40 Metres East of Post Office receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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