Drinking Fountain in Centre of Gardens is a Grade II listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1972. Fountain.

Drinking Fountain in Centre of Gardens

WRENN ID
stark-trefoil-russet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
City of London
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 June 1972
Type
Fountain
Address
Drinking Fountain in Centre of Gardens, West Smithfield Ec1, City and County of the City of London
OS grid reference
TQ 318 816
Coordinates
51.51847, -0.10114
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The drinking fountain located in the center of the gardens is a Grade II listed structure. It features a bronze female figure created by J B Philips, which is dated 1873. The fountain itself is made of Portland stone and pink granite, and it has a stepped base constructed from York stone.

Local climate

Drinking Fountain in Centre of Gardens 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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