Drinking Fountain on North Walk is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 December 1987. A N/A Fountain.

Drinking Fountain on North Walk

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westminster
Constituency
Kensington and Bayswater MP: Joe Powell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 December 1987
Type
Fountain
Period
N/A
Address
Drinking Fountain on North Walk, Kensington Gardens W2, City of Westminster
OS grid reference
TQ 266 806
Coordinates
51.51094, -0.17632
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The drinking fountain on North Walk in Kensington Gardens was constructed in 1939. It features a stone baluster that supports a basin, which is adorned with a bronze sculpture of embracing baby bears. This fountain was created by Keeble Smith and was presented to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association.

Local climate

Drinking Fountain on North Walk 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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