Spa Pump at Factory of John Sawtell and Company is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 November 1962. Spa pump.
Spa Pump at Factory of John Sawtell and Company
- WRENN ID
- patient-step-cedar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 November 1962
- Type
- Spa pump
- Address
- Spa Pump at Factory of John Sawtell and Company, the Midlands, Holt
- OS grid reference
- ST 862 621
- Coordinates
- 51.35808, -2.19888
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Spa Pump at the factory of John Sawtell and Company is a 18th-century structure located on the west side of Holt in the Midlands. This spa pump features a niche at the south end of the factory, which has likely been reset. It is supported by limestone columns topped with egg and dart moulded capitals, leading up to a marble entablature that bears a Latin inscription. The back wall of the recess displays a relief-carved marble urn with an inscription that notes the spa's historical significance, mentioning visits by Lady Lisle and the Rev. James Lewis in 1720. Mineral waters were discovered at this site in the late 17th century, and it was developed into a small spa in the early 18th century, remaining in use until the early 19th century.
Local climate
Spa Pump at Factory of John Sawtell and Company receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% 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 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% 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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