Description

BARNSTAPLE

SS5534SE ST MARY'S CHURCHYARD, Pilton
684-1/2/323 (North side)
Lady Well

II

Holy well. Probably medieval, but the superstructure looks no
older than C17; restored 1984. Consists of a small oblong
trough of water, filled from a source that cannot be seen from
outside. Stone barrel-vault above it. Superstructure consists
of a stone rubble wall with some red brick. At its base is a
semicircular chamfered opening with dressed stone voussoirs;
this gives access to the well and is closed by a C20 grille.
Above it is a slate plaque in a chamfered stone frame with
rounded top corner. The plaque is inscribed: 'The Ancient
LADYWELL restored Anno Domini MCMLXXXIV. I. KERR. Mason.'
HISTORICAL NOTE: the well is included among Theo Brown's 'Holy
and Notable Wells of Devon'. She describes it as a dripping
well; 'water diverted from a near-by spring into a sink in
wall'. Nothing appears to be known about its early history.
(Transactions of Devonshire Association: Brown T: Holy and
Notable Wells of Devon IV: 1960-: 102-3).

Listing NGR: SS5564434211

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26665106

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Recommended Books

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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)