Fountain to West of Junction of Rotten Row and Serpentine Road is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 December 1987. Fountain.
Fountain to West of Junction of Rotten Row and Serpentine Road
- WRENN ID
- ruined-paling-indigo
- 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 to West of Junction of Rotten Row and Serpentine Road, Hyde Park W2, City of Westminster
- OS grid reference
- TQ 281 799
- Coordinates
- 51.50376, -0.15524
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This fountain, located to the west of the junction of Rotten Row and Serpentine Road in Hyde Park, is likely from the early 20th century. It features a marble basin with 's' fluting, which is supported by bronze female caryatids. Above this, there is a further marble basin topped by a nude bronze statue of Diana, who is depicted with a bow and arrow poised.
Local climate
Fountain to West of Junction of Rotten Row and 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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