Railings, Walls and Drinking Fountain South West, South East and North East of Castle Chambers is a Grade II listed building in the Torbay local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 May 1994. Railings, walls, drinking fountain.
Railings, Walls and Drinking Fountain South West, South East and North East of Castle Chambers
- WRENN ID
- fossil-pavement-vermeil
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Torbay
- Constituency
- Torbay MP: Steve Darling (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 May 1994
- Type
- Railings, walls, drinking fountain
- Address
- Railings, Walls and Drinking Fountain South West, South East and North East of Castle Chambers, Union Street
- OS grid reference
- SX 912 644
- Coordinates
- 50.46958, -3.53412
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The railings, walls, and drinking fountain located to the south-west, south-east, and north-east of Castle Chambers were likely constructed between 1892 and 1893, around the same time as the rebuilding of the hospital. The railings are made of cast iron and feature substantial square section verticals topped with cross-shaped finials above the dog and top rails. They are divided by stout standards that have sunk panels and distinctive crocketed finials. The local grey limestone ashlar walls include a return ramp on the south-east side leading down to two pairs of gate piers. On the north-east side, the wall incorporates a blue tiled street sign for Magdalene Road, which has white lettering and a pointing hand. The drinking fountain, dating from 1888, is primarily made of marble and was created by A.W. Blackler based on designs by R.W. Drew of Meadfoot Lodge. It commemorates General C.F. Fordyce and features a basin on a moulded stem with a scalloped niche above, along with a small inscription panel decorated with relief-carved foliage.
Local climate
Railings, Walls and Drinking Fountain South West, South East and North East of Castle Chambers receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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