Fountain is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 May 1990. Fountain.
Fountain
- WRENN ID
- quiet-copper-mallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 May 1990
- Type
- Fountain
- Address
- Fountain, Playing Close, Charlbury
- OS grid reference
- SP 358 195
- Coordinates
- 51.87364, -1.48119
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The fountain, built in 1897 by John Kibble, is designed in the Jacobethan style and features an octagonal plan constructed of ashlar. It stands on a plinth supported by round half columns, which hold up an arcade of rounded arches with moulded imposts and keyblocks. The entablature beneath the moulded cornice includes an inscription and the initials "VR," with circles in pediments, one of which is topped by crowns. At the center, a cupola shaped like a crown is topped with a ball finial. The inscription notes that the fountain was presented by Harvey du Cros of Cornbury Park to commemorate Queen Victoria's visit in 1886, the introduction of piped water in the town in 1896, and the Diamond Jubilee in 1897.
Local climate
Fountain receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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