St Cuthberts Well is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 March 1988. Well.

St Cuthberts Well

WRENN ID
still-latch-russet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Country
England
Date first listed
10 March 1988
Type
Well
Address
St Cuthberts Well, the Banks (Left Bank of River Wear), City of Durham
OS grid reference
NZ 272 422
Coordinates
54.77415, -1.57753
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

St. Cuthbert's Well is a well dated 1690, constructed from coursed squared sandstone with ashlar dressings. It features a retaining wall with side walls that break forward and has a flat stone coping. The well has a segmental arch supported by alternate-block jambs, with a water pipe set into a rendered back panel and a stone flag basin. Above the arch, there is an inscribed stone that reads "FONS (?) S:s CUTHBERT 1690." In front of the well, there is a stone platform with side steps leading down below the platform.

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