Fountain in the Gardens of Plas Machynlleth is a Grade II listed building in the Powys local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 19 November 1990. House.

Fountain in the Gardens of Plas Machynlleth

WRENN ID
solemn-foundation-nettle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Powys
Constituency
Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr MP: Steve Witherden (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
19 November 1990
Type
House
OS grid reference
SH 745 005
Coordinates
52.5879, -3.85331
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The fountain in the gardens of Plas Machynlleth is a stone structure set in a circular pond. It features classical dolphins positioned below a tall finial, from which the water flows. The fountain has a simply scalloped bowl that rests on a square plinth, which is adorned with a fishscale band at the base.

Local climate

Fountain in the Gardens of Plas Machynlleth sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,320 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 93% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% 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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