The Emperor 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, sculpture.

The Emperor Fountain

WRENN ID
wild-rafter-saffron
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, sculpture
Address
The Emperor Fountain, Chatsworth, Derbyshire Dales
OS grid reference
SK 260 698
Coordinates
53.22501, -1.61169
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Emperor Fountain is a Grade II listed fountain and pair of sculptures located in Chatsworth Gardens, built between 1843 and 1844 by Paxton and Holmes for the Sixth Duke of Devonshire. Constructed from sandstone and ashlar, the fountain is positioned at the north end of the Canal Pond, which was dug in 1703. It features a metal jet that can shoot water to a height of 290 feet, surrounded by irregularly placed boulders. To the north of the fountain, there are two sandstone sculptures of reclining figures. The fountain was created to commemorate the anticipated visit of Tzar Nicholas of Russia. The Gardens and Park are recognized on the Gardens Register at Grade I.

Local climate

The Emperor 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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