Well House,Approximately 160 Metres South East Of The Fold

The Well House, located approximately 160 meters southeast of The Fold, is a Grade II* listed building constructed in 1610 for Otho Nicholson. It is made of limestone ashlar, with 20th-century repairs, and features a gabled 20th-century stone slate roof. The structure is a single storey with a three-bay range and includes a moulded plinth course. Each side wall has two gabled buttresses, while the front gable end displays a heraldic cartouche and a two-light vent above a round-headed doorway. A similar vent is found in the rear gable wall. The gable ends are adorned with cyma-kneelers and stone coping. The interior has not been inspected. This well house was part of Otho Nicholson's plan to channel spring water from the hillside to Carfax Conduit in central Oxford, supplying Oseney Abbey and the Friars Preachers of Oxford. It is also designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.