Fountain is a Grade II listed building in the Bristol, City of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 March 1977. Fountain.

Fountain

WRENN ID
scattered-hall-ochre
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bristol, City of
Constituency
Bristol Central MP: Carla Denyer (Green)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 March 1977
Type
Fountain
Address
Fountain, Somerset Square
OS grid reference
ST 591 721
Coordinates
51.44664, -2.58889
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The fountain, located in Somerset Square, Redcliff, is a conduit head dating from the mid to late 18th century. It is constructed of limestone ashlar with a Pennant stone base and has an octagonal shape. The design features a plinth for statuary niches that includes pedestals and trefoil heads. Above this is a circular band adorned with acanthus leaves, supporting plain columns that lead to a cap and a large vase topped with a fir-cone. The square itself was built in 1756, and the fountain underwent restoration in 1962.

Local climate

Fountain receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% 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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