Twin Fountains in Park of Cliffe Castle Approximately 50 Metres to North East and South East of House is a Grade II listed building in the Bradford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 December 1986. Fountain.

Twin Fountains in Park of Cliffe Castle Approximately 50 Metres to North East and South East of House

WRENN ID
over-bracket-blackthorn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bradford
Constituency
Keighley and Ilkley MP: Robbie Moore (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 December 1986
Type
Fountain
OS grid reference
SE 058 420
Coordinates
53.87467, -1.9119
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The twin fountains in the park of Cliffe Castle, located approximately 50 metres to the north-east and south-east of the house, were created in the 1870s by George Smith of Bradford. They are made of ashlar and are symmetrically positioned in front of the house. Each fountain features a circular basin with a rock base at the centre, which supports a fluted bowl. On top of this bowl is a smaller upper bowl adorned with entwined dolphins on the stem, and a boy and swan figure sits atop the entire structure.

Local climate

Twin Fountains in Park of Cliffe Castle Approximately 50 Metres to North East and South East of House sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,040 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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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