Pool with fountain in north garden, about 60 metres north-north-west of Montacute House is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 October 1987. Garden feature.

Pool with fountain in north garden, about 60 metres north-north-west of Montacute House

WRENN ID
veiled-wattle-heath
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 October 1987
Type
Garden feature
Address
Pool with fountain in north garden, about 60 metres north-north-west of Montacute House, TA15 6XP
OS grid reference
ST 499 172
Coordinates
50.95234, -2.71328
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The pool with fountain is located in the north garden, approximately 60 metres north-north-west of Montacute House. It was designed in 1894 by R.S. Balfour and is situated on or near the site of a 16th-century pond. The structure is made of Ham stone ashlar and features a Greek cross plan with convex quarter-circles at the corners. The pool is surrounded by a low plinth, which is topped with turned balusters and moulded coping, standing about 800mm high. The eight principal corners are marked by piers with obelisk finials. The fountain consists of a simple spout.

Local climate

Pool with fountain in north garden, about 60 metres north-north-west of Montacute House receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% 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 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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