Winifred'S Well

Winifred's Well is a well house built in the early 18th century. It is constructed of both black and red brick and is a square, single-storey building. The structure features pointed arches on all four sides, with three sides being blank and a doorcase on the northeast side that originally had a door on pintle hinges. The walls are made of black brick in header bond, accented by red brick pilasters on the sides. The roof, which was originally pyramidal and made of brown brick, is now decayed. Inside, the well house has a domed roof, whitewashed walls, and the outlines of a filled-in well. The name "Winifred's Well" is believed to commemorate a former owner of the Swainston estate in the mid-16th century, who was the second daughter of Henry Lord Montague and initiated the Barrington family's ownership of Swainston.