Emma'S Well And Memorial Stone

Emma's Well and Memorial Stone is a brick revetted basin that serves as the spring from which Amwell derives its name. This spring was one of the two sources for the New River constructed between 1609 and 1613, the other being Chadwell at Ware. The basin features 18th or 19th century buff brick revetment walls surrounding a D-shaped pool that includes an island, weir, sluice, and overflow, which likely reflect repairs and renewals of the original structure. The spring often runs dry now. On the slope between the road and the spring, there is an upright white stone memorial slab inscribed with verses from the poem 'Amwell' by the Quaker poet John Scott of Amwell, who lived from 1730 to 1783.