Fountain, Approximately 50 Metres East of Blickling Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Broadland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 March 1988. Garden fountain.

Fountain, Approximately 50 Metres East of Blickling Hall

WRENN ID
first-chamber-auburn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Broadland
Constituency
Broadland and Fakenham MP: Jerome Mayhew (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 March 1988
Type
Garden fountain
OS grid reference
TG 179 286
Coordinates
52.81151, 1.23254
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a garden fountain located approximately 50 meters east of Blickling Hall, dating from the late 16th century to early 17th century. It is made of limestone and features a hexagonal central shaft with consoles supporting a bowl on three sides. The fountain is adorned with three scroll-topped buttresses that have drapery folds and head-spouts. Between the buttresses are three gadrooned bowls, with a circular gadrooned top bowl that is likely a later addition. The entire structure is set within a circular pool. The fountain was originally acquired from Oxnead Hall around 1731 by the first Earl of Buckinghamshire and was relocated to its current position during the garden reorganization in 1872.

Local climate

Fountain, Approximately 50 Metres East of Blickling Hall receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 87% 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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