Fountain at the slip, Strangford, Co Down is a Grade B2 listed building in the Newry, Mourne and Down local planning authority area, Northern Ireland. First listed on 25 January 2008. 2 related planning applications.
Fountain at the slip, Strangford, Co Down
- WRENN ID
- scarred-zinc-starling
- Grade
- B2
- Local Planning Authority
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Constituency
- Strangford MP: Jim Shannon (DUP)
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Date first listed
- 25 January 2008
- Address
- Fountain at the slip, Strangford, Co Down, BT30 7NE
- Irish grid reference
- J 588 497
- Coordinates
- 54.37127, -5.55582
- Source
- NI Environment Agency listing
Description
This is a cast iron water fountain dating from the early 20th century, likely between 1920 and 1939. Water fountains of this type were commonly placed in public areas to provide a water supply for the entire village, before individual houses had running water, and this is a rare surviving example with significant local interest. Its group value is recognised alongside another listed fountain at Quay Lane in Strangford.
The fountain features a fluted column topped with a domical cap and an acorn finial. A spring-loaded knob on the side operates the fountain. The original bucket support at the base remains in place, although it is fractured. The fountain is situated in a prominent location in the centre of Strangford, close to the slipway used by the ferry to Portaferry.
The fountain is connected to a pressurised mains water supply, which was installed when such systems became available. It is of industrial archaeological interest and lies within the Strangford conservation area. It is owned by central government and provides a historic use as a pump.
Local climate
Fountain at the slip, Strangford, Co Down receives an average of 920 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 4 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 2 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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