Drinking Fountain is a Grade II listed building in the Ipswich local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 August 1994. Drinking fountain.
Drinking Fountain
- WRENN ID
- distant-pier-sienna
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Ipswich
- Constituency
- Ipswich MP: Jack Abbott (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 August 1994
- Type
- Drinking fountain
- OS grid reference
- TM 161 453
- Coordinates
- 52.06412, 1.15248
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This drinking fountain, built in 1862, is located in Christchurch Park, Ipswich. It is signed by F Arrow and was a gift from John Brett. The fountain is constructed of stone over a brick core and features a stepped plinth with an inscription on the north side that records the gift. The structure has a square section, with its base enhanced by projecting bows on each face. The superstructure is stepped back with moulded rebates. The main part has rebated corners that are fitted with annulated columns topped with stiff-leaf capitals. Each main side of the fountain has a central arched recess, which contains wrought-iron scrollwork and fountain taps, although only one tap remains in place, having been replaced in the 20th century. The frieze includes roundels and square mouldings, while the cornice is decorated with stylised waterleaf. At the top, the fountain is surmounted by a central obelisk finial, with corner finials below that are separated by giant anthemions.
Local climate
Drinking Fountain sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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