Hamilton Memorial Drinking Fountain is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 July 1991. Drinking fountain. 5 related planning applications.
Hamilton Memorial Drinking Fountain
- WRENN ID
- first-spandrel-solstice
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 July 1991
- Type
- Drinking fountain
- Address
- Hamilton Memorial Drinking Fountain, Portman Square, City of Westminster
- OS grid reference
- TQ 281 812
- Coordinates
- 51.51587, -0.15484
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Drinking fountain of 1878, donated by Lady Hamilton through the Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association. The fountain is constructed of polished pink granite and comprises a rectangular base with a plinth featuring spouts and semi-circular basins on three sides. A tall column rises from the base, topped with an urn. The fountain is inscribed to the memory of Sir James Hamilton and includes religious inscriptions reflecting the evangelical aims of the Association, which was established in 1859 to provide free fresh water for people and animals at a time when access to clean water was scarce. Lady Hamilton designed the acorn jets, a feature found on many fountains of the period, following public responses regarding the perceived impropriety of water issuing from animal mouths. While the Association provided standard designs, wealthy patrons often commissioned their own variations.
Local climate
Hamilton Memorial Drinking 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 9 transactions since 1997
- Related listed building consents — 5 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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