Fountain in St.Peter's Gardens is a Grade II listed building in the Wolverhampton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 March 1992. Fountain.

Fountain in St.Peter's Gardens

WRENN ID
high-steeple-azure
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wolverhampton
Constituency
Wolverhampton West MP: Warinder Juss (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 March 1992
Type
Fountain
Address
Fountain in St.Peter's Gardens, Lichfield Street, City of Wolverhampton
OS grid reference
SO 914 987
Coordinates
52.5865, -2.12733
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The fountain in St. Peter's Gardens, built in 1894, is constructed of ashlar stone on a granite base. It features a round granite base and pool with roll-moulded coping. The fountain stands on a hexagonal plinth adorned with six dolphins that support a round gadrooned bowl, which has an inscription commemorating its erection. The shaft is decorated with leaves, masks, and figures of children, all supporting another round bowl that serves as the fountain head. This fountain was erected in memory of Philip Horsman, a generous benefactor to the town, who also contributed to the adjacent Art Gallery.

Local climate

Fountain in St.Peter's Gardens receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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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