Water hydrant opposite West Winds and The Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Isle of Wight local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 November 1993. Water hydrant.

Water hydrant opposite West Winds and The Cottage

WRENN ID
rough-quoin-harvest
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Isle of Wight
Constituency
Isle of Wight West MP: Richard Quigley (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 November 1993
Type
Water hydrant
Address
Water hydrant opposite West Winds and The Cottage, High Street, Whitwell, Niton and Whitwell, PO38 2QQ
OS grid reference
SZ 519 783
Coordinates
50.6026, -1.26698
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a water hydrant located opposite West Winds and The Cottage in Whitwell, built in 1887. It is made of cast iron and stands about 3 feet high. The hydrant features a fluted column on a moulded base and has a domed fluted cap topped with an acorn finial. Below the cap, there is a lion's head mask, and a knob is positioned on the left-hand side. This hydrant is part of a series of water hydrants in Whitwell.

Local climate

Water hydrant opposite West Winds and The Cottage receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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