Lady Well is a Grade II listed building in the North Devon local planning authority area, England. Holy well.
Lady Well
- WRENN ID
- steep-ember-onyx
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Devon
- Country
- England
- Type
- Holy well
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
BARNSTAPLE
SS5534SE ST MARY'S CHURCHYARD, Pilton 684-1/2/323 (North side) Lady Well
II
Holy well. Probably medieval, but the superstructure looks no older than C17; restored 1984. Consists of a small oblong trough of water, filled from a source that cannot be seen from outside. Stone barrel-vault above it. Superstructure consists of a stone rubble wall with some red brick. At its base is a semicircular chamfered opening with dressed stone voussoirs; this gives access to the well and is closed by a C20 grille. Above it is a slate plaque in a chamfered stone frame with rounded top corner. The plaque is inscribed: 'The Ancient LADYWELL restored Anno Domini MCMLXXXIV. I. KERR. Mason.' HISTORICAL NOTE: the well is included among Theo Brown's 'Holy and Notable Wells of Devon'. She describes it as a dripping well; 'water diverted from a near-by spring into a sink in wall'. Nothing appears to be known about its early history. (Transactions of Devonshire Association: Brown T: Holy and Notable Wells of Devon IV: 1960-: 102-3).
Listing NGR: SS5564434211
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