Well head is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. A Medieval Well head.
Well head
- WRENN ID
- ruined-niche-equinox
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 November 1984
- Type
- Well head
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Well head, Halsway Lane, Bicknoller
- OS grid reference
- ST 125 382
- Coordinates
- 51.13638, -3.25121
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The well head is set into a retaining wall below Halsway Mews in Bicknoller. It features 15th century stonework that was reset in the late 19th century. The structure is made of coursed and squared red sandstone and stands about 3 meters high. It has an almost square-headed opening with a deeply moulded architrave that includes stops and a hoodmould. Above the stone water trough, there is a recess with a two-order chamfered relieving arch. Additionally, there is a square panel with a quatrefoil design that contains a shield. The stonework is likely taken from Halsway Manor, which underwent significant rebuilding in the late 19th century.
Local climate
Well head receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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