Water Pump in Stable Courtyard at Barrow Court is a Grade II listed building in the North Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 January 1987. Water pump.

Water Pump in Stable Courtyard at Barrow Court

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Somerset
Constituency
North Somerset MP: Sadik Al-Hassan (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 January 1987
Type
Water pump
Address
Water Pump in Stable Courtyard at Barrow Court, Barrow Court Lane, Barrow Gurney, BS48 3RP
OS grid reference
ST 514 683
Coordinates
51.41231, -2.70009
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The water pump located in the stable courtyard at Barrow Court dates from around 1891. It is made of ashlar and cast iron. The pump features a quatrefoil base with two steps leading to each niche between the foil projections. The structure is square at the base and rises to an octagonal pump shaft topped with a pyramidal cap. It has a cast iron pump handle and water spout, along with two wooden doors for maintenance on the shaft. Below the cap, there is carved lettering that reads: 'FIRST ADAM WENCHED HIS THIRST WITH WATER'.

Local climate

Water Pump in Stable Courtyard at Barrow Court receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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