Water Fountain at Junction with Stamford Road is a Grade II listed building in the Trafford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 July 1985. Water fountain.

Water Fountain at Junction with Stamford Road

WRENN ID
western-foundation-amber
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Trafford
Constituency
Altrincham and Sale West MP: Mr Connor Rand (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 July 1985
Type
Water fountain
Address
Water Fountain at Junction with Stamford Road, Firs Road
OS grid reference
SJ 758 868
Coordinates
53.37826, -2.3639
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

The water fountain located at the junction with Stamford Road was built in 1872 in memory of Francis Marriott. It is constructed from ashlar and polished granite and features a Gothic style canopy with gables over four cusped arch recesses that house the fountains and bowls. On either side of the inscription, which reads "Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord ... for he shall be as a tree planted by the waters," are polished granite columns. The base of the fountain has octagonal corner columns, and a three-step plinth that includes two drinking troughs, which are now used as planters.

Local climate

Water Fountain at Junction with Stamford Road sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,020 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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.

More on this building

Sign in or create a free account to unlock:

  • No EPC on record for this property
  • No sale records on file
  • No related consent applications matched
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
Create free account

Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.

Similar buildings

The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.

See all similar buildings →

this building   1 similar   nearby listed buildings

Nearby listed buildings

  1. War Memorial to North East of St Mary's Church Grade II 21 m
  2. The Griffin Grade II 40 m
  3. Church of St Mary the Virgin Grade II* 44 m
  4. Piers, Railings and Walls Bounding St Marys Graveyard on West, East and North Sides Grade II 67 m
  5. Sundial Post in Graveyard of Church of Saint Mary Grade II 68 m
  6. 1, Church Brow Grade II 89 m
  7. 5 and 6, Church Brow Grade II 109 m
  8. 7, Church Brow Grade II 121 m
  9. 7a Bowden Old Forge and 8, 9 and 10 Grade II 139 m
  10. The White Cottage Grade II 162 m