The Sophia Water Fountain at Sk 376 445 is a Grade II listed building in the Amber Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 January 1986. Fountain.
The Sophia Water Fountain at Sk 376 445
- WRENN ID
- tattered-corridor-bramble
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Amber Valley
- Constituency
- Amber Valley MP: Linsey Farnsworth (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 January 1986
- Type
- Fountain
- Address
- The Sophia Water Fountain at Sk 376 445, Church Street, Horsley
- OS grid reference
- SK 376 444
- Coordinates
- 52.99642, -1.44063
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Sophia Water Fountain, located on Church Street in Horsley, was built in 1864 and funded by Sacheverell Sitwell. This water fountain is made of sandstone and features a square pier that stands approximately 5 feet high on a stepped chamfered base, which has an infilled circular low basin on the east side. The pier is adorned with pointed inset panels on all sides, each featuring a moulded hood with decorative foliage finials and stops. The eastern panel displays a lion's head with a water spout and an inscription that reads 'The Sophia 1864'. The north and south panels have rounded corbels at the base, designed for statues, while the west panel is topped with a rampant lion. Each panel is surmounted by a gabled roof carved from the stone, with a foliage boss at the base of each gable. This fountain, along with two others, provided the first piped water supply to the village and was named after one of Sacheverell Sitwell's daughters.
Local climate
The Sophia Water Fountain at Sk 376 445 receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 79% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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