War Memorial Drinking Fountain in Town Hall Park is a Grade II listed building in the Newport local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 18 January 2002. Monument.

War Memorial Drinking Fountain in Town Hall Park

WRENN ID
north-ledge-vale
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Newport
Constituency
Newport East MP: Jessica Morden (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
18 January 2002
Type
Monument
Address
War Memorial Drinking Fountain in Town Hall Park, Caerleon
OS grid reference
ST 338 907
Coordinates
51.61125, -2.95701
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The War Memorial Drinking Fountain in Town Hall Park is a Grade II listed monument made of polished grey granite, featuring bronze plaques and a cast iron lamp. It has a square step base that supports a square monument. The base is adorned with half vases on two sides, which serve as drinking fountains, while the other two sides display bronze plaques. The second stage of the monument features plaques on all sides, listing the names of those who fell in World War I and World War II. Panelled corner pilasters support arches with fan motifs, and there is a frieze and cornice. Each face of the monument is topped with a segmental pediment, each decorated with roses.

Local climate

War Memorial Drinking Fountain in Town Hall Park receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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