The Drinking Fountain is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 August 1990. Drinking fountain.

The Drinking Fountain

WRENN ID
moated-cellar-tide
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tunbridge Wells
Constituency
Tunbridge Wells MP: Mike Martin (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 August 1990
Type
Drinking fountain
Address
The Drinking Fountain, High Street, Brenchley and Matfield
OS grid reference
TQ 679 417
Coordinates
51.15059, 0.40017
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Drinking Fountain is a drinking fountain built in 1911 to commemorate the coronation of George V. It is made of freestone and features a gabled stone structure that is rectangular in shape, with stone coping on the gable. On the south side, there is a small bowl that projects out, with an arched recess above it inscribed with "1911 erected in coronation year." The fountain is located in a small green at the east end of the High Street, directly opposite the entrance to the church. It serves as a piece of historic street furniture in this notable village.

Local climate

The Drinking Fountain 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 59% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% 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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