Fountain About 12 Metres South of Mount Edgcumbe House is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 January 1987. Fountain. 1 related planning application.
Fountain About 12 Metres South of Mount Edgcumbe House
- WRENN ID
- shadowed-spandrel-heath
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 January 1987
- Type
- Fountain
- Address
- Fountain About 12 Metres South of Mount Edgcumbe House, PL10 1HZ
- OS grid reference
- SX 453 527
- Coordinates
- 50.35406, -4.17598
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The fountain, located about 12 metres south of Mount Edgcumbe House, is constructed from re-used materials and likely dates from the early 20th century. It features two bronze dolphins positioned on a granite pier, which is actually a re-used window mullion. The fountain is enclosed by sandstone rubble walls that include a round-headed niche at the back. Above the dolphins, there is a stone sarcophagus topped with a segmental pediment adorned with acroterial ornaments and a central medallion supported by winged figures. The dolphins were originally used as hot and cold water taps for a bath built in the late 18th century at the rear of the English Garden House.
Local climate
Fountain About 12 Metres South of Mount Edgcumbe House sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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