Drinking Fountain to W of St Woolos' Cathedral is a Grade II listed building in the Newport local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 2 May 1980. Drinking fountain. 1 related planning application.
Drinking Fountain to W of St Woolos' Cathedral
- WRENN ID
- watchful-portal-yew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Newport
- Constituency
- Newport East MP: Jessica Morden (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 2 May 1980
- Type
- Drinking fountain
- Address
- Drinking Fountain to W of St Woolos' Cathedral, Stow Hill
- OS grid reference
- ST 307 875
- Coordinates
- 51.58277, -3.00032
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The drinking fountain located to the west of St Woolos' Cathedral is an elaborate structure made of polychrome glazed tiles. It features a square base in black and green that supports an urn with brass taps. The base is adorned with four grey twisted columns that hold up a canopy with a pediment on all four sides, which is topped with a ball finial. An inscription on the fountain states, "Presented by a former President to the Town of Newport in the name of The British Women’s Temperance Association."
Local climate
Drinking Fountain to W of St Woolos' Cathedral 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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