Fountain and associated rockwork at Talacre Abbey is a Grade II listed building in the Flintshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 30 April 2001. Fountain.

Fountain and associated rockwork at Talacre Abbey

WRENN ID
burning-railing-plover
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Flintshire
Constituency
Clwyd East MP: Becky Gittins (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
30 April 2001
Type
Fountain
Address
Fountain and associated rockwork at Talacre Abbey, Llanasa
OS grid reference
SJ 104 833
Coordinates
53.33957, -3.34696
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The fountain at Talacre Abbey is an octagonal structure made of freestone, located in the center of an octagonal pond that is surrounded by a moulded stone kerb with saddleback coping. The fountain features a moulded base and a corbelled bowl, from which the fountain head rises. The head of the fountain is decorated with elongated diamond panels in relief and is topped with a moulded cap. Behind the fountain, there is rockwork made of rubble stone and render, which includes several niches designed for plants.

Local climate

Fountain and associated rockwork at Talacre Abbey sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 980 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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