Drinking Fountain at Corner of Clayton Road is a Grade II listed building in the Newcastle upon Tyne local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 December 1971. Fountain. 1 related planning application.

Drinking Fountain at Corner of Clayton Road

WRENN ID
lesser-belfry-onyx
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne North MP: Catherine McKinnell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 December 1971
Type
Fountain
Address
Drinking Fountain at Corner of Clayton Road, Great North Road
OS grid reference
NZ 248 657
Coordinates
54.98547, -1.61288
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The drinking fountain at the corner of Clayton Road was built around 1901 and is a memorial to W.D. Stephen, who served as mayor and sheriff of Newcastle, and was known for promoting maritime commerce, temperance, and the welfare of the poor. The fountain was designed by architects Marshall and Tweedy, with sculptor W. Donaldson involved in its creation, and was funded by public subscription.

Constructed from sandstone ashlar and pink granite, the fountain features a bronze roundel and cast iron railings. It has a tall sandstone panel with a scrolled date panel set within a broken pediment, adorned with garlanded swags at the top and flanked by high obelisks on deeply-moulded plinths. Low flat-coped walls on either side are complemented by iron balustrades. Beneath the main panel, there is a granite basin that includes an inscription and a round plaque.

Local climate

Drinking Fountain at Corner of Clayton Road 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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