Wellhead and Shelter is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 December 1984. Wellhead and shelter.
Wellhead and Shelter
- WRENN ID
- dusted-cobalt-cream
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 December 1984
- Type
- Wellhead and shelter
- Address
- Wellhead and Shelter, the Knoll, Anstey
- OS grid reference
- TL 406 332
- Coordinates
- 51.97951, 0.04628
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The wellhead and shelter, dating from the early 19th century, is located at The Knoll in Anstey. It features a cast iron wellhead and a timber shelter topped with an octagonal pointed slate roof and a finial. The wellhead is large and openwork, situated on an island at a crossroads, with the shelter supported by eight square oak posts that are thickened by spurs at the base. The well is capped with a raised octagonal concrete slab. On the south side, there is a large flywheel with a mounting for a handle on one of its four serpentine spokes. The trestle is constructed in three stages, made of two parallel castings spaced apart. A small gear on a spindle from the flywheel drives a large gear mounted on a top spindle, which has a flanged winding wheel at its center. The lower spindle is bracketed out on the north side with a square key for an unknown purpose. Additionally, there is a large cast iron trough on the north side. This structure is a picturesque village feature of special social and technological interest.
Local climate
Wellhead and Shelter 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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