Description

SW 97 NW ST MINVER
LOWLANDS
3/309 Jesus Well (previously listed as
Jesus Well, Trewint Farm)
6.6.69
II
Wellhouse to Holy Well. Possibly rebuilt in late C19 and restored in C20. Stone
rubble with corbelled stone rubble roof with gable ends.
Rectangular plan. Entrance in gable end with 4-centred arch with chamfered granite
head possibly reused.
Interior: inscribed slate stone in threshold
JESUS WELL
JESUS SAITH UNTO HER
GIVE ME TO DRINK
Timor Domini Fons Vitae
M.L. Quiller Couch in his Ancient and Holy Wells of Cornwall recorded the well prior
to restoration;
"This rude well stands on a bleak high down in the lowlands of St. Minver where water
could hardly be expected.. .it is after half buried with drifting sea sand... The
building is square in form with a highly pitched but truncated roof of masonry. A
niche of rude shape is in the further end of the Well, it may be to hold a drinking
vessel, crucifix or effigy of a Saint".
Meyrick, J. A pilgrims guide to the holy wells of Cornwall, 1982

Listing NGR: SW9376976397

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26417765

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Recommended Books

• 
  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)