Fountain in Patte D'Oie North of East End of Serpentine, Serpentine Road is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 December 1987. Fountain. 1 related planning application.

Fountain in Patte D'Oie North of East End of Serpentine, Serpentine Road

WRENN ID
salt-tallow-martin
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westminster
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 December 1987
Type
Fountain
Address
Fountain in Patte D'Oie North of East End of Serpentine, Serpentine Road, Hyde Park W2, City of Westminster
OS grid reference
TQ 281 801
Coordinates
51.50544, -0.15536
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a drinking fountain located in the Patte D'Oie area, north of the east end of the Serpentine in Hyde Park, Westminster. It was created in the early 20th century and features a stone design in the Art Nouveau style. The fountain has a shallow plinth with a pedestal that is decorated with organic foliage. At the top, there is a bowl that transitions into the torso of a mermaid holding a fish.

Local climate

Fountain in Patte D'Oie North of East End of Serpentine, Serpentine Road 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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