Holy Well is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 March 1986. Holy well house.
Holy Well
- WRENN ID
- tall-porch-evening
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 March 1986
- Type
- Holy well house
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
LANSALLOS LANDAVIDDY LANE, Polperro SX 2051-2151
5/31 Holy Well
II Holy well house. Well probably dedicated to St Peter. Possibly medieval origins. Field spring issuing from rock. Believed that much of well disappeared during road works in C20. Chapel of St Peter of Porthpyre was situated in field above well. Quiller Couch described spring in 1895 as "never dry and much credited for its special virtues reputation has long survived the edifice which once enclosed its holy water and the name of its patron is gone for ever though probably was St Peter the special guardian of Fishermen as on Landaviddy Estate where the Well is situated are the ruins of the chapel of St Peter of Porthpyre existing in 1392. The spring is still resorted to by those with bad eyes and other ailments and if ceremonies are done aright with well attested benefits. LANE-DAVIES, A Holy Wells of Cornwall Reprinted 1970 MEYRICK, J A Pilgrims guide to the Holy Wells of Cornwall 1982.
Listing NGR: SX2039051055
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