Fountain is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1970. Fountain.

Fountain

WRENN ID
carved-panel-solstice
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westminster
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 February 1970
Type
Fountain
Address
Fountain, St George's Gardens W1, City of Westminster
OS grid reference
TQ 284 805
Coordinates
51.5095, -0.15019
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a drinking fountain located in St. George's Gardens, City of Westminster, designed by Ernest George and Peto in 1891. The basin is made of slabs of grey granite, while the fountain itself is crafted from bronze, featuring two lion masks and a rampant horse as a finial.

Local climate

Fountain sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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