Drinking Fountain is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1972. Fountain.

Drinking Fountain

WRENN ID
grey-sill-sunrise
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Chester North and Neston MP: Samantha Dixon (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 January 1972
Type
Fountain
Address
Drinking Fountain, Grosvenor Park
OS grid reference
SJ 410 661
Coordinates
53.18912, -2.88342
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This drinking fountain, dating from around 1850, is made of red sandstone and is set into a small cliff of similar stone. It features a semicircular arched opening made of three stones that are carved to resemble rusticated voussoirs, complete with a keystone. The sill is designed to allow water to flow into a semicircular dish at the base, intended for human use, while the dish serves as a water source for pets. The fountain is currently damaged and dry.

Local climate

Drinking Fountain receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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