The Fountain is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 April 1975. Fountain. 3 related planning applications.
The Fountain
- WRENN ID
- leaning-zinc-crow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- Truro and Falmouth MP: Jayne Kirkham (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 April 1975
- Type
- Fountain
- Address
- The Fountain, the Moor, Falmouth, TR11 3QA
- OS grid reference
- SW 806 328
- Coordinates
- 50.15511, -5.07271
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Fountain is a covered fountain located in Falmouth, likely dating from the early 19th century in its current form. It features a large semi-spherical bowl set on a moulded "saucer" with an ashlar plinth. The fountain is topped by a slate-roofed shelter that is square in plan, supported by four unfluted granite columns. Each side of the shelter has a segmental granite monolith arch and a shallow granite-framed pediment with a recessed panel.
Historically, the original fountain is believed to have been relocated several times: first from an unknown location to the Old Market, built by Sir Peter Killigrew in 1632, then to the New Market House in 1729, and finally to its current position in 1812. The existing structure does not appear to contain any elements that predate the 19th century.
Local climate
The 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 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% 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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