Perseus and Andromeda Fountain Approximately 100 Metres South of Portico to Witley Court is a Grade I listed building in the Malvern Hills local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 November 1951. A C1860 Fountain.

Perseus and Andromeda Fountain Approximately 100 Metres South of Portico to Witley Court

WRENN ID
broken-mantel-moon
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Malvern Hills
Constituency
West Worcestershire MP: Dame Harriett Baldwin (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 November 1951
Type
Fountain
OS grid reference
SO 769 648
Coordinates
52.2811, -2.33922
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Perseus and Andromeda Fountain, located approximately 100 metres south of the portico to Witley Court, is a Grade I listed structure dating from around 1860. Designed by James Forsyth for Lord Ward, the first Earl of Dudley, the fountain features stone statues of Perseus riding Pegasus as he rescues Andromeda from the Dragon. The base of the fountain is adorned with alternating grotesque fish and shells, and it is set within a shaped pool lined with rendered brick.

Local climate

Perseus and Andromeda Fountain Approximately 100 Metres South of Portico to Witley Court receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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