Horse Trough and Drinking Fountain at Sx 9312 6410 is a Grade II listed building in the Torbay local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 May 1994. Drinking fountain.

Horse Trough and Drinking Fountain at Sx 9312 6410

WRENN ID
inner-pillar-myrtle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Torbay
Constituency
Torbay MP: Steve Darling (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 May 1994
Type
Drinking fountain
Address
Horse Trough and Drinking Fountain at Sx 9312 6410, Ilsham Road
OS grid reference
SX 931 640
Coordinates
50.46694, -3.50734
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The horse trough and drinking fountain, located at SX 9312 6410, was built around 1900 and is signed by Jenkins. It is made of freestone and bronze. The structure features a large rectangular trough with an ogee moulding that projects forward at the center. Above the trough is a tall freestone tablet adorned with bronze torches on either side and a swan-necked pediment. The tablet is supported by massive scrolled brackets, which hold a cartouche containing an inscription with mosaic work below it. The drinking fountain extends from the front of the tablet and consists of two serpentine bronze dolphins that form a fish-head spout. The inscription commemorates John Snelgrove of St Elmo. This piece serves as a grand urban example of street furniture.

Local climate

Horse Trough and Drinking Fountain at Sx 9312 6410 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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