Pillar Fountain South East of the Green is a Grade II listed building in the South Derbyshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 April 1993. Fountain.

Pillar Fountain South East of the Green

WRENN ID
cold-rotunda-larch
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 South East of the Green, Ashby Road, Ticknall
OS grid reference
SK 348 233
Coordinates
52.8065, -1.4839
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The pillar fountain, located south-east of 'The Green' in Ticknall, was manufactured by Glenfield and Kennedy Ltd of Kilmarnock and erected in 1914 under the direction of Sir Vauncey Harpur-Crewe of Calke Abbey. It features a fluted cast iron cylindrical column topped with a moulded dome. The design includes a tap lever handle, a lion mask surrounding the tap outlet, and an integral bucket platform at the base. This fountain is known as Kennedy's patent, self-closing, anti-freezing pillar fountain, a design that dates back to the late 19th century. It is part of a fresh water supply system for the village of Ticknall, which is associated with the Harpur-Crewe estate, and there are 16 other similar fountains that still exist. These fountains were supplied with water by gravity from a reservoir filled by a well using a wind-pump.

Local climate

Pillar Fountain South East of the Green 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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