Drinking Fountain Approximately 15 Metres to East of the Old Corner Shop is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 November 1983. Drinking fountain. 2 related planning applications.
Drinking Fountain Approximately 15 Metres to East of the Old Corner Shop
- WRENN ID
- over-quartz-harvest
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire MP: Olivia Bailey (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 November 1983
- Type
- Drinking fountain
- Address
- Drinking Fountain Approximately 15 Metres to East of the Old Corner Shop, RG7 5RE
- OS grid reference
- SU 573 667
- Coordinates
- 51.39724, -1.17719
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This drinking fountain, located approximately 15 meters east of the Old Corner Shop on Bath Road in Woolhampton, was built in 1897 and showcases a Gothic architectural style. It is constructed from red brick accented with lighter brick bands, stone dressings, and features marble columns. The fountain has an old tile roof topped with a finial and a weathervane. Its design includes a half-octagon plan and a three-bay font, supported by round piers with moulded bases and foliated capitals. The arches are adorned with hood moulds. An inscription reads: "Righteousness exalteth a nation. Victoria R.I. Diamond Jubilee. 1897."
Local climate
Drinking Fountain Approximately 15 Metres to East of the Old Corner Shop receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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