Fountain at West End of York House Gardens is a Grade II listed building in the Richmond upon Thames local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 May 1983. Fountain.

Fountain at West End of York House Gardens

WRENN ID
winter-passage-burdock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Richmond upon Thames
Constituency
Twickenham MP: Munira Wilson (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 May 1983
Type
Fountain
Address
Fountain at West End of York House Gardens, Riverside
OS grid reference
TQ 165 733
Coordinates
51.44674, -0.32419
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The fountain at the west end of York House Gardens is a group of statuary that forms a three-tiered garden fountain situated in a lily pond. At the top level, there is a standing nude female figure flanked by two winged prancing steeds, who are being offered gifts by maidens emerging from shells. Below this, nymphs are depicted in various playful poses at the lower level. The entire group is framed at the back by four Doric columns topped with ball finials. The author of the statuary is unknown. In 1922, the statuary was acquired by Twickenham Borough Council along with Fork House from the estate of Sir Ratan Tata.

Local climate

Fountain at West End of York House Gardens sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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