Fountain and Basin to West of the Summer House at Apethorpe Palace is a Grade II listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 January 2001. Fountain.
Fountain and Basin to West of the Summer House at Apethorpe Palace
- WRENN ID
- deep-bailey-starling
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Corby and East Northamptonshire MP: Lee Barron (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 January 2001
- Type
- Fountain
- OS grid reference
- TL 022 954
- Coordinates
- 52.54689, -0.4931
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The fountain and basin, located to the west of the summer house at Apethorpe Palace, were created around 1905 by Sir Reginald Blomfield for Lord Brassey. This fountain is made of marble and designed in the Renaissance style. It features a small circular basin and pedestal that rest on a triangular base adorned with dolphin heads. The fountain is situated in a small pond or basin and is positioned near the summer house, contributing to a significant group of features surrounding the house at Apethorpe. The gardens at Apethorpe are recognized in the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens at Grade II.
Local climate
Fountain and Basin to West of the Summer House at Apethorpe Palace sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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