Well Head is a Grade II listed building in the North Kesteven local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 January 1987. Fountain.
Well Head
- WRENN ID
- silent-joist-gilt
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Kesteven
- Constituency
- Sleaford and North Hykeham MP: Dr Caroline Johnson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 January 1987
- Type
- Fountain
- Address
- Well Head, Main Road, Leadenham
- OS grid reference
- SK 951 520
- Coordinates
- 53.05747, -0.58232
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Well Head is a drinking fountain built in 1867. It is constructed from ashlar stone and features a diamond patterned slate roof. The fountain has an octagonal shape and stands on a two-step raised octagonal platform. Each corner is adorned with a column made of pink ashlar, which has a base and capital that support eight flattened arches with staff moulds, topped by a cornice. The frieze includes an inscription in Gothic lettering that reads 'In memory of John and Susan Reeve ...., 1867'. The roof is also octagonal, featuring lead ridge ribs and is topped with an ornate iron cross. Beneath this canopy, there is an iron and ashlar pump with a pyramidal top and an octagonal basin.
Local climate
Well Head sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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