Pillar Fountain to the Front of No 38 is a Grade II listed building in the South Derbyshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 April 1993. Fountain.

Pillar Fountain to the Front of No 38

WRENN ID
lapsed-jade-woodpecker
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Derbyshire
Constituency
South Derbyshire MP: Samantha Niblett (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 April 1993
Type
Fountain
Address
Pillar Fountain to the Front of No 38, Main Street, Ticknall
OS grid reference
SK 353 239
Coordinates
52.81192, -1.47719
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The pillar fountain located in front of No 38 on Main Street in Ticknall was manufactured by Glenfield and Kennedy Ltd of Kilmarnock and erected in 1914 under the instruction of Sir Vauncey Harpur-Crewe of Calke Abbey. It features a fluted cast iron cylindrical column with a moulded domed top, which includes a tap lever handle, a lion mask surround to the tap outlet, and an integral bucket platform at the base. The design, known as Kennedy's patent, is a self-closing, anti-freezing pillar fountain that dates back to the late 19th century. This fountain is part of a fresh water supply system for the village of Ticknall, which is part of the Harpur-Crewe estate, and there are 16 other similar examples still in existence. The fountains are supplied by gravity from a reservoir filled with water drawn from a well using a wind-pump.

Local climate

Pillar Fountain to the Front of No 38 receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% 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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