Horse Trough Approximately 10 Metres South of Lych Gate to Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Maldon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 October 1996. Drinking fountain. 2 related planning applications.
Horse Trough Approximately 10 Metres South of Lych Gate to Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- turning-keep-heath
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Maldon
- Constituency
- Maldon MP: Sir John Whittingdale (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 October 1996
- Type
- Drinking fountain
- OS grid reference
- TL 855 080
- Coordinates
- 51.74041, 0.68646
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This horse trough, located approximately 10 meters south of the lych gate to the Church of St Andrew, was built in 1909. It is made of granite and has a long rectangular shape with rounded ends and a chamfered soffit. The trough is supported by two stone blocks and features half-cylindrical granite bollards on the side facing the carriageway. The south-east end of the trough is inscribed with 'MISS LEO THOMAS 1909', while the south-west face bears the inscription 'Metropolitan DRINKING FOUNTAIN AND CATTLE TROUGH ASSOCIATION'.
Local climate
Horse Trough Approximately 10 Metres South of Lych Gate to Church of St Andrew sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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