Water hydrant on corner of Nettlecombe Lane and High Street 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 on corner of Nettlecombe Lane and High Street

WRENN ID
errant-lancet-root
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 on corner of Nettlecombe Lane and High Street, Whitwell, Niton and Whitwell, PO38 2QA
OS grid reference
SZ 520 780
Coordinates
50.60004, -1.26524
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a water hydrant located at the corner of Nettlecombe Lane and High Street, dating from 1887. It is made of cast iron and stands about 3 feet high. The hydrant features a fluted column on a moulded base, topped with a domed fluted cap that has 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 one of a series of water hydrants in Whitwell.

Local climate

Water hydrant on corner of Nettlecombe Lane and High Street 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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