Drinking Fountain is a Grade II listed building in the York local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1983. Drinking fountain.
Drinking Fountain
- WRENN ID
- leaning-hall-pine
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- York
- Constituency
- York Central MP: Rachael Maskell (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 June 1983
- Type
- Drinking fountain
- Address
- Drinking Fountain, Museum Street
- OS grid reference
- SE 600 520
- Coordinates
- 53.96093, -1.08625
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This drinking fountain, dated 1880, is located on Museum Street in York. It is constructed of sandstone, featuring granite shafts and a bowl, and has a stone flag roof. The fountain has a shallow bowl supported by a squat column, which is topped with an elaborate waterleaf capital beneath a cusped pointed arch. The arch displays a dated shield featuring the arms of York and a lion mask waterspout in the tympanum. Above the arch is a steeply gabled canopy adorned with carp and fish-tail finials. The reverse side facing Museum Gardens is identical, showcasing St Peter's keys on a heraldic shield.
Local climate
Drinking Fountain receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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