Drinking Fountain is a Grade II listed building in the Southampton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 October 1981. Fountain.

Drinking Fountain

WRENN ID
over-gutter-solstice
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Southampton
Constituency
Southampton Test MP: Satvir Kaur (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 October 1981
Type
Fountain
Address
Drinking Fountain, Asylum Green, City of Southampton
OS grid reference
SU 421 129
Coordinates
50.91421, -1.40183
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The drinking fountain, dated 1865, is a large stone structure approximately 15 feet high, set on three stone steps. It has a square shape and rests on a rusticated base, topped with a dome and a cross. Each side features pediments with acroteria medallions and engaged Corinthian columns. There are four semi-circular stone drinking bowls, resembling stoups, two of which have bronze lion head masks. Additionally, four oval relief panels are present. On one side, there is a stone animal drinking trough. This fountain was presented to the town by Councillor John Ransom and includes the inscription "Drink but waste not."

Local climate

Drinking Fountain 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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