Fountain and Pool Adjacent to South West Corner of Ammerdown House is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 June 1986. Garden feature. 2 related planning applications.
Fountain and Pool Adjacent to South West Corner of Ammerdown House
- WRENN ID
- dark-stone-linden
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 June 1986
- Type
- Garden feature
- OS grid reference
- ST 710 526
- Coordinates
- 51.27213, -2.41576
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The fountain and pool, located adjacent to the south-west corner of Ammerdown House, date back to the 18th century. The fountain features a tapering stone column that is richly carved, with four circular bowls surrounding the column, also adorned with intricate carvings, creating a cascading effect. This structure is situated in the center of a square stone-lined pool, which is bordered by setts around the edge.
Local climate
Fountain and Pool Adjacent to South West Corner of Ammerdown House receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% 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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- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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