Font in Garden of Font House is a Grade II listed building in the Harborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 January 2002. A C15 Garden feature. 2 related planning applications.
Font in Garden of Font House
- WRENN ID
- stranded-gallery-honey
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Harborough
- Constituency
- Rutland and Stamford MP: Alicia Kearns (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 January 2002
- Type
- Garden feature
- Address
- Font in Garden of Font House, Nevill Holt, LE16 8EG
- OS grid reference
- SP 815 937
- Coordinates
- 52.53572, -0.79872
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a stone garden feature, probably originally a fountain basin, dating from the late 15th or early 16th century. It comprises a square basin set upon a pedestal base. Each of the four sides is carved with coats of arms, bull’s heads, and Latin numerals, the latter of which are difficult to decipher. The coats of arms are those of the Nevill family, and the bull’s heads represent their crest. The Nevill family inherited Nevill Holt after 1474. The feature is located in the centre of a walled garden which was formerly part of the grounds of Nevill Holt Hall and is aligned with a principal reception room. It is likely the feature was moved to its present position in the 19th century, following changes to the estate made by the Cunard family. The feature holds group value with Nevill Holt Hall and the associated garden walls.
Local climate
Font in Garden of Font House sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2005
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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