Survey Data
Reg No
12401507
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Archaeological, Architectural, Artistic, Historical, Social
Original Use
Holy well
In Use As
Holy well
Date
1895 - 1900
Coordinates
256145, 161593
Date Recorded
01/01/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding single-bay single-storey flat-roofed hut, dated 1897, on a pointed-arch plan over holy well. Flat concrete roof with square-profiled finials flanking central cross finial on gabled date stone/plaque base. Painted rendered walls. Pointed-arch door opening with timber boarded double doors. Set in own grounds with enclosure having painted roughcast walls over random rubble stone construction with rendered coping, and painted roughcast wall to further enclosure having rendered coping.
Appraisal
Making a pleasing visual impression on the side of the road a picturesque small-scale artefact represents an important element of the architectural heritage of Johnswell on account of the status as the earliest-surviving ecclesiastical site in the locality.