The Seahorse Fountain is a Grade II listed building in the Peak District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 June 1987. Fountain.

The Seahorse Fountain

WRENN ID
unlit-cupola-cream
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Peak District National Park
Constituency
Derbyshire Dales MP: John Whitby (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 June 1987
Type
Fountain
Address
The Seahorse Fountain, Chatsworth, Derbyshire Dales
OS grid reference
SK 260 699
Coordinates
53.22614, -1.61171
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Seahorse Fountain is a Grade II listed fountain located in Chatsworth Gardens, dating from around 1690 and attributed to the sculptor Cibber. It is made of stone and is situated in the center of a circular pond. The fountain features a central sculpture that is surrounded by five jets of water, all within a square that has sculptures of four seahorses positioned at each corner. The Gardens and Park are recognized on the Gardens Register at Grade I.

Local climate

The Seahorse Fountain receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% 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 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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