Barton Well (Spout, Shelter and Two Troughs) is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 November 1984. A C18 Water-spout.
Barton Well (Spout, Shelter and Two Troughs)
- WRENN ID
- hollow-jade-cobweb
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Chester South and Eddisbury MP: Aphra Brandreth (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 November 1984
- Type
- Water-spout
- Address
- Barton Well (Spout, Shelter and Two Troughs), Broxton Road
- OS grid reference
- SJ 451 542
- Coordinates
- 53.08267, -2.81957
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Barton Well consists of a water-spout, shelter, and two troughs, likely dating from around 1782. The structure is made of stone, featuring rectangular troughs that are carved from large sandstone blocks. The back part of the troughs is covered with two large stone slabs, which are supported by three corbel-shaped vertical slabs, standing about 0.70 meters above the rims of the troughs. An iron spout directs water into the western trough. The troughs are oriented away from the road, and there is a stone retaining wall at the rear, which is positioned beneath the back of the pavement. This well was probably constructed when the road was turnpiked in 1782.
Local climate
Barton Well (Spout, Shelter and Two Troughs) receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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