Market Well

Market Well is an octagonal sandstone structure located in St James's Square, Boroughbridge. It was given in 1875, with the upper part likely dating from this time, while the lower section may be from the late Georgian period. The well features flights of steps leading up to Tuscan columns on pedestals that support an entablature adorned with metopes and triglyphs. The gabled upper section is made of brick, decorated with sandstone roundels and fish-scale tiles, and is topped with a round-arched wooden cupola and a weathervane. Beneath the structure is a stone pedestal and urn that covers the well, which is noted to be 256 feet deep. A brass plaque states, "This pump was given for public use by Mrs Lawson of Aldborough Manor AD 1875." Although the pump has been removed, there is an iron grill and bracket present. On the west side of the superstructure, there is a coat of arms with an inscription that reads, "Erected 1875 by many friends in memory of the kindly virtues of Andrew Sherlock Lawson of Aldborough Manor Esq. Born 1st September 1824 died 22 May 1872."