Pump in Centre of Court is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 June 1952. Water feature.
Pump in Centre of Court
- WRENN ID
- inner-pedestal-yarrow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 June 1952
- Type
- Water feature
- Address
- Pump in Centre of Court, St James Street, Shaftesbury, SP7 8HF
- OS grid reference
- ST 860 226
- Coordinates
- 51.00302, -2.20049
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The pump located in the center of the court on St James Street dates back to 1615. It features a square stone shaft with slightly battered sides and recessed panels. The top is capped with weathered stone, and it is equipped with an ancient iron handle and plate. This pump, along with Nos 35 to 53 (odd), the stone setts outside Nos 35 to 39 (odd), and the dwarf wall and railings enclosing the court on the street side, forms a cohesive group of historical significance.
Local climate
Pump in Centre of Court receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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