St Anns Well

St Ann's Well is a drinking well located in Buxton, built around 1940 on the site of earlier wells that date back to the Roman period. It is constructed from ashlar gritstone with ashlar dressings and features a marble trough, plinth, and stand, along with bronze figures. The well has a rectangular base with a tall square ashlar pier flanked by lower set back piers that have a moulded plinth and are topped with convex coping. The front displays a shaped centre panel with a round-headed niche that contains mosaic inlay and two bronze figures of St Ann and a child. Above this niche is an inscription that reads: "A TRIBUTE/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ EMELIE DOROTHY BOUNDS/ COUNCILLOR OF THIS BOROUGH/ by her husband and daughter." Below, a bronze lion's head delivers water into the projecting rectangular marble trough on a pedestal stand. This well is included for its group value as an important element of The Crescent.