Lightbown Drinking Fountain in Sunnyhurst Wood is a Grade II listed building in the Blackburn with Darwen local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 2016. Drinking fountain.
Lightbown Drinking Fountain in Sunnyhurst Wood
- WRENN ID
- steep-loft-gold
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Constituency
- Rossendale and Darwen MP: Andy MacNae (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 February 2016
- Type
- Drinking fountain
- OS grid reference
- SD 678 229
- Coordinates
- 53.70223, -2.48789
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Lightbown Drinking Fountain, built in 1907, is located in Sunnyhurst Wood and is constructed of sandstone. It was restored in 1982.
The fountain features a circular base with four steps. The deep cylindrical basin appears to be a replacement and is surrounded by a circular arrangement of low stone seating on three sides. A tall, tapering obelisk rises above the basin, with the lower part incorporating the fountain head in the form of a Turkish-arched recess. Above this recess is an inscription set within a similar arched-headed panel that reads: "The Gift of Mrs Timothy Lightbown 1907," accompanied by a carved depiction of a heraldic beast above. The tapered head of the obelisk has been truncated and is topped with a replacement ornate stone finial. Additionally, a metal plaque affixed to the second stage of the obelisk notes the fountain's restoration in 1982.
Local climate
Lightbown Drinking Fountain in Sunnyhurst Wood sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,200 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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