Adamson Memorial Drinking Fountain Opposite Number 68 is a Grade II listed building in the North Tyneside local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 February 1986. Drinking fountain.
Adamson Memorial Drinking Fountain Opposite Number 68
- WRENN ID
- cold-newel-cream
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Tyneside
- Constituency
- Tynemouth MP: Sir Alan Campbell (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 February 1986
- Type
- Drinking fountain
- Address
- Adamson Memorial Drinking Fountain Opposite Number 68, Beverley Gardens
- OS grid reference
- NZ 363 712
- Coordinates
- 55.03417, -1.43261
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Adamson memorial drinking fountain, located opposite number 68 on Beverley Terrace in Cullercoats, was erected around 1888 by friends of Bryan John Huthwaite Adamson. The site was given by the Duke of Northumberland. This memorial is made of sandstone and features marble panels, along with cast iron lion masks. It has two steps leading to an octagonal plinth, which has marble inlaid panels beneath a cornice. The bowl at the top of the plinth collects water from four lion masks set in a floral-patterned base of the obelisk above. An inscription on the east panel reads: "ERECTED BY A FEW FRIENDS IN MEMORY OF BRYAN JOHN HUTHWAITE ADAMSON, LIEUT. R.N. COMMANDING H.M.S. WASP WHICH SAILED FROM SINGAPORE SEPTEMBER 10 1887 AND WAS NEVER HEARD OF AFTER. THE SITE WAS GIVEN FOR THIS MEMORIAL BY HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND." The obelisk is adorned with carved decorations of dolphins, shells, and ribbon patterns, as well as shields featuring mottoes.
Local climate
Adamson Memorial Drinking Fountain Opposite Number 68 receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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