Garden Fountain South of Oakwood and Bathwick Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 February 1985. A Victorian Fountain.
Garden Fountain South of Oakwood and Bathwick Tower
- WRENN ID
- watchful-latch-fern
- 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
- Period
- Victorian
- Address
- Garden Fountain South of Oakwood and Bathwick Tower, Bathwick Hill
- OS grid reference
- ST 767 642
- Coordinates
- 51.37709, -2.3349
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The garden fountain south of Oakwood and Bathwick Tower is an early 19th-century feature made of limestone ashlar. It consists of a circular lined pool with flat weathered coping, positioned slightly above garden level at its lower end and serving as a retaining wall at its higher end closer to the house. In the center of the pool, there is a circular stone chalice with a moulded stem and a modelled base, which is set on a square plinth at water level.
The fountain's design is uncertain, but it likely dates back to improvements made to the villa and garden around 1833-1835 by architect Edward Davis, who was a pupil of John Soane. It is depicted on a garden plan from 1856 by architect WB Gingell.
This fountain is recognized for its early 19th-century Italianate style and its association with Edward Davis. It is part of a significant group of early 19th-century garden features linked to Oakwood and Bathwick Tower, an early 19th-century Italianate villa, and it enhances the special interest of both the villa and its landscaped garden.
Local climate
Garden Fountain South of Oakwood and Bathwick Tower 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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