Fountian at Walkern Hall (30 Metres to South South West of Hall) is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 May 1984. Fountain.
Fountian at Walkern Hall (30 Metres to South South West of Hall)
- WRENN ID
- dreaming-mortar-root
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 May 1984
- Type
- Fountain
- OS grid reference
- TL 299 248
- Coordinates
- 51.9074, -0.11182
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a mid 19th-century fountain located 30 meters to the south-southwest of Walkern Hall. It is made of white terra-cotta and features a large circular design. The fountain has a tall central feature consisting of storks surrounding a central shaft that supports an ornamental bowl. The wide surrounding basin is also circular and includes a terra-cotta balustrade that is interrupted by eight dies, each topped with urns.
Local climate
Fountian at Walkern Hall (30 Metres to South South West of Hall) 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 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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