Drinking Fountain, Situated Near Windsor Castle Public House is a Grade II listed building in the Southampton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 October 1981. A 19th century Drinking fountain.

Drinking Fountain, Situated Near Windsor Castle Public House

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Southampton
Constituency
Southampton Test MP: Satvir Kaur (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 October 1981
Type
Drinking fountain
Address
Drinking Fountain, Situated Near Windsor Castle Public House, Shirley High Street, City of Southampton
OS grid reference
SU 398 139
Coordinates
50.92348, -1.4348
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This drinking fountain, located near the Windsor Castle Public House, was erected in 1887 to commemorate the Jubilee. Built by masons Garret and Hayson, it features a stone animal trough that supports the drinking fountain. The fountain is adorned with lion's head masks and is supported by four polished granite columns. At the top, there is a finial surmounted by a crown, which bears the inscription "She wrought her people lasting good."

Local climate

Drinking Fountain, Situated Near Windsor Castle Public House receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 82% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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