Drinking Fountain Approximately 15 Metres West of Farnley Lodge is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1985. Drinking fountain.

Drinking Fountain Approximately 15 Metres West of Farnley Lodge

WRENN ID
tall-string-thyme
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Skipton and Ripon MP: Sir Julian Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 February 1985
Type
Drinking fountain
OS grid reference
SE 215 474
Coordinates
53.92297, -1.6726
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This drinking fountain, located approximately 15 metres west of Farnley Lodge, was built in 1897. It is constructed from ashlar stone and features bronze and iron elements. The fountain has a semicircular bowl, a tap, and a bronze plaque that is framed by scalloped and foliated brackets. Above this, there is a round arch inscribed with the words "She wrought her People Lasting Good," all topped with pointed gabled coping. The plaque includes a profile of Queen Victoria, the dates 1837 and 1897, and is signed by F. J. Williamson. The fountain was erected to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

Local climate

Drinking Fountain Approximately 15 Metres West of Farnley Lodge receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% 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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