Former Font South of Church of St John the Evangelist is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1986. Font.
Former Font South of Church of St John the Evangelist
- WRENN ID
- final-cinder-hazel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway MP: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 October 1986
- Type
- Font
- Address
- Former Font South of Church of St John the Evangelist, Hesket
- OS grid reference
- NY 497 371
- Coordinates
- 54.72691, -2.7824
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The former font, dating from the 18th century, is located south of the Church of St John the Evangelist. Made of Penrith sandstone, this simple baluster font was originally part of the church before 1907. It is now used as a central feature in a small garden of remembrance.
Local climate
Former Font South of Church of St John the Evangelist sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,200 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 58 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 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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