Well Known As The Spewing Duck is a Grade II listed building in the Rossendale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 November 1984. Public well.

Well Known As The Spewing Duck

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Rossendale
Country
England
Date first listed
30 November 1984
Type
Public well
Address
Well Known As The Spewing Duck, Goodshaw Fold
OS grid reference
SD 807 266
Coordinates
53.7361, -2.29295
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Spewing Duck is a public well of spring water located in Goodshaw Fold, Rawtenstall, and was constructed in 1855 to replace an earlier well. The well is made of stone and features a rectangular stone tank. It has a restored rectangular stone reredos with a carved head, which replaces the original "Celtic" head, and this head issues spring water through a pipe into a semi-circular bowl below. The structure is topped with a solid triangular lintel that bears the inscription: "ERECTED/BY/SUBSCRIPTION BY THE/INHABITANTS/and the/EXORS OF THE LATE/JOHN HARGREAVES ESQ A.D. 1855". The name "Spewing Duck" comes from the previous well, which had a curved pipe resembling a duck's neck, and the water flow was irregular, coming in fits and starts.

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