Fountain in Western Part of Gardens is a Grade II listed building in the Warrington local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 April 1975. Fountain.
Fountain in Western Part of Gardens
- WRENN ID
- fading-remnant-brook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Warrington
- Constituency
- Warrington South MP: Sarah Hall (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 April 1975
- Type
- Fountain
- Address
- Fountain in Western Part of Gardens, Palmyra Square
- OS grid reference
- SJ 603 880
- Coordinates
- 53.38775, -2.59688
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The fountain located in the western part of the gardens at Palmyra Square is a small structure made entirely of iron. It features four slender fluted columns that support open round arches, which are cusped and moulded, adorned with decorated spandrels and topped with an open decorative domed roof. A relief medallion of Queen Victoria is present, accompanied by the motto "Keep the Pavement Dry." Below the canopy, there is a round iron basin resting on the columns. This fountain is part of a group of listed buildings in Palmyra Square, which includes Nos 9 to 21 (odd), the Museum and Art Gallery on Bold Street, No 10 on Egypt Street, Nos 3 to 13 (odd) on Springfield Street, and Nos 13 and 15 on Suez Street.
Local climate
Fountain in Western Part of Gardens sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,000 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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