Drinking Fountain East of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Newcastle upon Tyne local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 March 1987. Fountain.

Drinking Fountain East of Church of St James

WRENN ID
grey-rubblework-moss
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West MP: Dame Chi Onwurah (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 March 1987
Type
Fountain
Address
Drinking Fountain East of Church of St James, Condercum Road
OS grid reference
NZ 218 640
Coordinates
54.97088, -1.66071
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The drinking fountain, located east of the Church of St. James, was built in 1902. It is made of sandstone ashlar and features a pink granite basin, nook shafts, and a back panel, all designed in the Gothic style. The fountain has a round-headed alcove with impost bands and an archivolt, topped by a steeply-pitched, coped gable. A prominent round basin is supported by a leaf bracket. The back panel includes an inscription that reads: "THIS FOUNTAIN WAS ERECTED TO COMMEMORATE THE CORONATION OF KING EDWARD AND QUEEN ALEXANDRA."

Local climate

Drinking Fountain East of Church of St James receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% 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 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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