Marmion's Well is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 March 1988. Well.

Marmion's Well

WRENN ID
twelfth-gable-ash
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Country
England
Date first listed
10 March 1988
Type
Well
Source
Historic England listing

Description

Well, 1935.

MATERIALS: sandstone and sandstone ashlar.

DESCRIPTION: the well is situated immediately to the west of Branxton Village, within a road verge. The well head comprises an upright stone slab about 1.2m high with a large round-arched opening; the upper slab is inscribed with the outline of a Latin cross and Celtic interlace design above the arch. The face of the upright slab is inscribed with a quotation from Sir Walter Scott's poem 'Marmion' (Canto 6, stanza XXX):

'Drink weary pilgrim drink and pray/For the kind soul of Sybil Grey/Who built this cross and well.'

Set within the arch is a round stone basin and set at the base is a rectangular stone basin.

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