St Anthony'S Well

St. Anthony's Well is a well or spring, likely dating from the late 18th century. It is constructed from squared, coursed stone with irregular coping. The spring and bathing pool are aligned, with the spring rising in a square well that is sheltered in a square-headed recess in a wall about one meter high in the bank. Water flows through a pipe to a bathing pool, which is set into the ground and measures approximately 3.5 by 2.5 meters in plan, with a reported depth of 1.5 meters. A flight of steps, positioned between retaining walls, leads down to the bottom of the pool along the center of its long side. There is an outlet at a high level by a stone trough, which is set off-center across the top of a wall that is about 1.4 meters thick. Water then runs down the bank to a stream, following the center line of the pool. This well is considered to be the largest and most picturesque holy well in Gloucestershire, according to a report by the Committee for Rescue Archaeology in 1977.