Drinking Fountain to North of Number 174 is a Grade II listed building in the Fenland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 October 1983. Memorial, drinking fountain.

Drinking Fountain to North of Number 174

WRENN ID
rusted-pier-cream
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Fenland
Constituency
North East Cambridgeshire MP: Steve Barclay (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 October 1983
Type
Memorial, drinking fountain
Address
Drinking Fountain to North of Number 174, Lynn Road, Wisbech
OS grid reference
TF 467 104
Coordinates
52.67178, 0.1694
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The drinking fountain located to the north of number 174 on Lynn Road in Wisbech is a memorial designed by the sculptor H.H. Armstead R.A. It is built in the Renaissance style using Mansfield sandstone and Sicilian marble. The fountain features three troughs intended for horses, sheep, and dogs. Originally, it was situated in the Old Market and was possibly moved around 1950. An inscription on the plaque reads, "Erected in Memory of George Duppa and Mary Anne Collins for many years resident in this town by their loving daughters," as noted in Gardiner's History of Wisbech from 1898.

Local climate

Drinking Fountain to North of Number 174 sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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