Water hydrant adjacent to Bywell is a Grade II listed building in the Isle of Wight local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 November 1993. A C19 Water hydrant.

Water hydrant adjacent to Bywell

WRENN ID
proud-steeple-ochre
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 adjacent to Bywell, PO38 2PU
OS grid reference
SZ 522 777
Coordinates
50.59683, -1.26321
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a water hydrant located adjacent to Bywell in Whitwell, 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 is a lion's head mask, and there is a knob on the left-hand side. This hydrant is part of a series of water hydrants in Whitwell.

Local climate

Water hydrant adjacent to Bywell 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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