Drinking Fountain Attached to the Wall of Number 65 (Number 65 Not Included) is a Grade II listed building in the Camden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 July 1998. Drinking fountain. 1 related planning application.

Drinking Fountain Attached to the Wall of Number 65 (Number 65 Not Included)

WRENN ID
tilted-chancel-flax
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Camden
Constituency
Hampstead and Highgate MP: Tulip Siddiq (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 July 1998
Type
Drinking fountain
Address
Drinking Fountain Attached to the Wall of Number 65 (Number 65 Not Included), NW3 5UD
OS grid reference
TQ 267 855
Coordinates
51.55499, -0.17358
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a drinking fountain attached to the wall of number 65, built around 1875. It was likely provided by the Metropolitan Drinking Fountain & Cattle Trough Association. The fountain is made of polished granite and features a round-arched slab with a semicircular animal bowl at the base, which has the inscription "The merciful man is merciful to his beast." Above this is a projecting semicircular basin, with an inscription on the slab that reads, "Jesus said Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst." The head of the fountain has an incised pattern, and around the arch, it is inscribed, "Ask and ye shall receive: Seek and ye shall find." This fountain is a rare example of the Victorian effort to provide free fresh water to the public, reflecting a blend of social service and evangelical belief.

Local climate

Drinking Fountain Attached to the Wall of Number 65 (Number 65 Not Included) 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 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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