Drinking Fountain at North End of Market Place is a Grade II listed building in the East Lindsey local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 June 1986. A C19 Drinking fountain.

Drinking Fountain at North End of Market Place

WRENN ID
proud-alcove-sage
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Lindsey
Constituency
Louth and Horncastle MP: Victoria Atkins (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 June 1986
Type
Drinking fountain
Address
Drinking Fountain at North End of Market Place, Alford, LN13 9EB
OS grid reference
TF 454 760
Coordinates
53.26148, 0.17946
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The drinking fountain located at the north end of the Market Place in Alford was built in 1897. It is made of polished red granite and features a square base topped with a shaft that has an octagonal knopped conical top. On either side of the fountain, there are brass spigots, and on one side, there is a projecting semi-circular basin. Above this basin, a recessed semi-circular headed panel displays the inscription "Diamond Jubilee 1897," while another inscription on the side reads "Victoria 1837-1901." The fountain is included in the listing for its group value.

Local climate

Drinking Fountain at North End of Market Place receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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