Fountain to South of Orangery is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 June 1978. Fountain.

Fountain to South of Orangery

WRENN ID
tall-timber-gold
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Salisbury MP: John Glen (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 June 1978
Type
Fountain
Address
Fountain to South of Orangery, Wilton
OS grid reference
SU 098 309
Coordinates
51.07823, -1.86143
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The fountain located to the south of the Orangery at Wilton Park dates from around 1822-1825. It is made of ashlar and features a circular basin adorned with lions' masks at each cardinal point, along with pierced decorative carving in between. At the center of the fountain stands a lead statue of a grinning cymbal player, likely provided by Austin and Seeley between 1842 and 1851, positioned on a plinth with dolphins at the corners. Steps leading from the terrace to the fountain are flanked by parapets that each have a sphinx on them.

Local climate

Fountain to South of Orangery receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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