Medieval Font in the E Garden is a Grade II listed building in the Wrexham local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 29 July 1998. Font.

Medieval Font in the E Garden

WRENN ID
woven-newel-autumn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wrexham
Constituency
Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr MP: Steve Witherden (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
29 July 1998
Type
Font
Address
Medieval Font in the E Garden, Chirk Castle, Chirk
OS grid reference
SJ 271 380
Coordinates
52.9349, -3.08591
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The medieval font in the east garden is made of stone and has an octagonal shape that tapers down to a short circular stem with an ovolo basal ring. It stands on a circular plinth consisting of two steps.

Local climate

Medieval Font in the E Garden receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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