Drinking Fountain in St Martins Gardens (Recreation Ground) is a Grade II listed building in the Camden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 July 1998. Drinking fountain.

Drinking Fountain in St Martins Gardens (Recreation Ground)

WRENN ID
stony-frieze-ochre
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Camden
Constituency
Holborn and St Pancras
Country
England
Date first listed
1 July 1998
Type
Drinking fountain
Address
Drinking Fountain in St Martins Gardens (Recreation Ground), Camden Street
OS grid reference
TQ 291 838
Coordinates
51.53907, -0.13915
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The drinking fountain located in St Martin's Gardens, opposite the main gate, dates from the late 19th century. It is made of granite and stands on a cobbled set. The fountain features a rectangular plinth with chamfered angles, which supports a ringed column topped with an urn.

Local climate

Drinking Fountain in St Martins Gardens (Recreation Ground) 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 95% 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 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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