Drinking Trough and Fountain is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 June 2000. A C19 Drinking trough and fountain.

Drinking Trough and Fountain

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Stratford-on-Avon
Constituency
Stratford-on-Avon MP: Manuela Perteghella (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 June 2000
Type
Drinking trough and fountain
Address
Drinking Trough and Fountain, Main Road, Binton
OS grid reference
SP 145 540
Coordinates
52.18416, -1.78916
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The drinking trough and fountain, located at the foot of Binton Hill, were built between 1868 and 1870. Constructed from dressed stone with brick and ashlar dressings, the structure features an elliptical-headed recess with a brick and stone arch, which includes a key block inscribed with "ERECTED/ 1868/ W J." Above the stone trough, there is a metal lion's head that serves as a pipe. The coped gable supports a panel with a swan's neck pediment and an inscription that reads "1870" along with a reference to John 4, verses 13-14. To the left of the main trough, there is a small recess that likely served as a dog bowl.

Local climate

Drinking Trough and Fountain receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% 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 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% 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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