Well Of St Symphorian is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 November 1985. Holy well.
Well Of St Symphorian
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 November 1985
- Type
- Holy well
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SW 93 NW VERYAN VERYAN
8/153 Well of St Symphorian -
GV II
Holy well, Medieval core with decoration possibly of 1847 by Samuel Trist, Vicar. Restored 1912. Slatestone rubble with granite dressings. Semi-circular on plan, built in slope of land. Symmetrical east front with doorway to well set low. This has chamfered granite jambs reused egg and dart type of decoration, impost blocks of C12 or C13 and arch made up of C15 cusped fragments under a C13 style hoodmould. The body of the well head has rocky abutments and a flat top supporting a tapered octagonal granite shaft on a square chamfered base and capped by a trefoil roll gable finial similar to that reused on a chest tomb in the churchyard. Interior has half dome corbelled roof. Well is now dry.
Listing NGR: SW9157839571
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