Ornamental Garden Fountain is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 February 1985. Fountain.
Ornamental Garden Fountain
- WRENN ID
- third-transept-shade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Constituency
- Bath MP: Wera Hobhouse (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 February 1985
- Type
- Fountain
- Address
- Ornamental Garden Fountain, Bathwick Hill
- OS grid reference
- ST 768 642
- Coordinates
- 51.37725, -2.33463
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Ornamental Garden Fountain, located south of Oakwood and Bathwick Tower on Bathwick Hill, is a raised square fountain made of stone ashlar. It features concave central quadrants on each side and stands approximately 1 meter high. The fountain has rounded copings that are set flush and is enclosed by a quatrefoil-shaped outer retaining wall, also around 1 meter high, which was restored in the early 1990s.
This feature was likely introduced between 1833 and 1835 as part of the enhancements to the villa and garden designed by architect Edward Davis, who was a pupil of John Soane. In the early 1990s, the fountain was restored and is currently in use as a fountain.
The fountain is recognized for its early 19th-century Italianate style, its association with Edward Davis, and its contribution to the group of early 19th-century garden features related to Oakwood and Bathwick Tower, an early 19th-century Italianate villa. It significantly enhances the interest of the villa and its landscaped garden.
Local climate
Ornamental Garden Fountain receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% 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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