Sabrina Fountain is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 February 2001. Fountain.

Sabrina Fountain

WRENN ID
wild-lantern-acorn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 February 2001
Type
Fountain
Address
Sabrina Fountain, Castle Grounds, Bridgnorth
OS grid reference
SO 716 927
Coordinates
52.53232, -2.41968
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Sabrina Fountain is a memorial fountain built in 1881, made of polished grey and pink granite and bronze. It features an octagonal base with a round fountain bowl on top, and a large pedestal supported by columns at each corner. The pedestal has a cornice and is adorned with bronze shields, a portrait bust, and lion masks. At the corners of the pedestal, there are four bronze dolphins surrounding a smaller pedestal, which is topped by a large bronze figure of Sabrina, draped and sculpted by J.M. Griffiths. The fountain is dedicated to Henry Whitmore, who was the Member of Parliament for Bridgnorth from 1852 to 1870. It was originally located in West Castle Street before being moved to its current position in the Castle Grounds.

Local climate

Sabrina Fountain receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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