Alcove, enclosing pillar fountain, to east of No 20 is a Grade II listed building in the South Derbyshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 January 1987. Fountain alcove.
Alcove, enclosing pillar fountain, to east of No 20
- WRENN ID
- solemn-iron-onyx
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Derbyshire
- Constituency
- South Derbyshire MP: Samantha Niblett (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 January 1987
- Type
- Fountain alcove
- Address
- Alcove, enclosing pillar fountain, to east of No 20, High Street, Ticknall
- OS grid reference
- SK 350 237
- Coordinates
- 52.81013, -1.4819
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The alcove, which encloses a pillar fountain, is located to the east of No 20 on High Street in Ticknall. This early 19th-century structure is made of rubble sandstone with ashlar dressings. It features a keyed round-arched opening flanked by pilaster strips and has a flat top. Inside, there is a half-domed space that houses a pillar fountain, manufactured around 1914 by Glenfield and Kennedy of Kilmarnock. This fountain was installed at the direction of Sir Vauncey Harpur-Crewe for Calke Abbey.
The fountain has a fluted cast iron cylindrical column topped with a moulded dome that includes a tap lever handle. The tap outlet is surrounded by a lion mask, and there is an integral bucket platform at the base. The design of the fountain, which is believed to be from the late 19th century, is known as 'Kennedy's patent, self-closing, anti-freezing Pillar Fountain'.
This fountain is part of a fresh-water supply system for the village of Ticknall, which is associated with the Harpur-Crewe Estate. There are 16 other similar examples in the area. The fountains were supplied with water by gravity from a reservoir that was filled by water drawn from a well using a wind-pump.
Local climate
Alcove, enclosing pillar fountain, to east of No 20 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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