Well and Wellhead at North Corner with High Road (A10) is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 December 1984. Well.

Well and Wellhead at North Corner with High Road (A10)

WRENN ID
first-keep-sable
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Hertfordshire
Constituency
North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 December 1984
Type
Well
Address
Well and Wellhead at North Corner with High Road (A10), Rectory Lane, Buckland
OS grid reference
TL 356 338
Coordinates
51.98676, -0.02642
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The well and wellhead, located at the north corner with High Road (A10) in Buckland, date from the early 19th century and are made of cast iron. The structure features a large and ornate openwork iron trestle that supports a large flywheel on the south side, which has four serpentine spokes. This flywheel is geared to a larger cogged wheel on a shaft that runs across the top of the trestle, with a large flanged winding wheel positioned at its center. The trestle is constructed from moulded T-section members that create circles and ogee curves. Additionally, there are two wooden brake shoes mounted on pivots at the upper corners of the trestle to control the flywheel's movement.

Local climate

Well and Wellhead at North Corner with High Road (A10) sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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