Fountain Approximately 20 Metres South West of St Philip's Place Entrance is a Grade II listed building in the Birmingham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 July 1982. Fountain.

Fountain Approximately 20 Metres South West of St Philip's Place Entrance

WRENN ID
second-flint-hemlock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood MP: Shabana Mahmood (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 July 1982
Type
Fountain
OS grid reference
SP 070 870
Coordinates
52.48116, -1.89757
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This late 19th-century fountain is located approximately 20 metres south-west of the entrance to St Philip's Place in the city centre. It features a shell basin encircled by a wreath, and above the basin stands an angel holding an open book, all set within a pedimented stone structure.

Local climate

Fountain Approximately 20 Metres South West of St Philip's Place Entrance receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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