Description

SS 21 NW MORWENSTOW MORWENSTOW

1/112 Holy well of St John about 125 - metres south east of the Church of St Morwenna - II

Well house. Medieval origins. Dressed coursed stone with timber door. Rectangular well house with steeply gabled roof with flat ridge. Rectangular entrance in a gable end has stone lintel and jambs with C19 timber door with strap hinges. Granite capping and small granite cross set on top. Interior not inspected. The well is documented as early as 1296 and was the subject of a lawsuit between Sir John Yarde Buller and the Reverend R S Hawker (q.v. church and vicarage), poet, antiquary and vicar of Morwenstow from 1835-1874, in 1843. Both parties claimed ownership of the well, Hawker won the case. The well is illustrated in the Hawker memorial window in the church, with Hawker and his dog standing beside it. E W F Tomlin, The Church of St Morwenna and St John the Baptist, Morwenstow, Cornwall (Bude), 1982, p.12.

Listing NGR: SS2064815294

External Links

• Wikidata Q95194222

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Recommended Books

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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings