Well Head in Grounds of Watts Memorial Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the Guildford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 May 1985. Well head.
Well Head in Grounds of Watts Memorial Chapel
- WRENN ID
- noble-pilaster-sepia
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Guildford
- Constituency
- Godalming and Ash MP: Sir Jeremy Hunt (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 May 1985
- Type
- Well head
- Address
- Well Head in Grounds of Watts Memorial Chapel, Down Lane, Compton
- OS grid reference
- SU 956 474
- Coordinates
- 51.21822, -0.63249
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The well head, located in the grounds of Watts Memorial Chapel, dates from around 1900. It is made of terracotta and sits on a stepped stone and terracotta plinth, standing three feet high with a moulded top. The sides are panelled and feature incised drum angle columns that are attached under scroll capitals. Each side of the well head includes Art Nouveau figures along with symbols. The top edge is inscribed with the phrase "The Lord God planted a garden."
Local climate
Well Head in Grounds of Watts Memorial Chapel receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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