Drinking Fountain and Statue is a Grade II listed building in the Newcastle upon Tyne local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 December 1971. Drinking fountain.

Drinking Fountain and Statue

WRENN ID
white-hearth-raven
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend MP: Mary Glindon (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 December 1971
Type
Drinking fountain
Address
Drinking Fountain and Statue, Horatio Street
OS grid reference
NZ 263 641
Coordinates
54.97152, -1.59022
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This drinking fountain and statue, located on the south side of Horatio Street in Newcastle upon Tyne, was created in 1914 and features a portrait bust signed by Alexis Rudier, dated 1912. The structure is made of sandstone, pink granite, and bronze. It has a wide stone base with granite plinth and basins, and a sandstone pedestal that includes a long inscription commemorating W.L. Blenkinsopp Coulson for his efforts to assist the weak and defenseless among both mankind and the animal world. The bust is larger than life and is adorned with drapery that wraps around the pedestal.

Local climate

Drinking Fountain and Statue receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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