St John's Well, Tenby, Pembrokeshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6749 / 51°40'29"N

Longitude: -4.705 / 4°42'18"W

OS Eastings: 213063

OS Northings: 200808

OS Grid: SN130008

Mapcode National: GBR GF.7GY8

Mapcode Global: VH2PS.D5HD

Plus Code: 9C3QM7FV+WX

Entry Name: St John's Well

Listing Date: 26 April 1977

Last Amended: 28 March 2002

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 6241

Building Class: Water Supply and Drainage

ID on this website: 300006241

Location: Set into retaining wall by roadside outside Langstone on S side of St John's Hill.

County: Pembrokeshire

Town: Tenby

Community: Tenby (Dinbych-y-pysgod)

Community: Tenby

Built-Up Area: Tenby

Traditional County: Pembrokeshire

Tagged with: Well

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History

C19 plaque set in stonework under small gable. John Leland, on his visit to Tenby in or about 1539, noted that the towns people obtained their water from a well near St John’s Hospital, that is, presumably from this well.

Exterior

Marble small plaque inscribed in black lead capitals: 'Under this stone is St John’s Well for many centuries the sole water supply of the inhabitants of Tenby'. Set in gabled surround of tooled grey limestone on top of rubble stone retaining wall.

Reasons for Listing

Included for historical reasons as marking the former St John's Well.

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St John's Well

A Grade II Listed Building in Tenby, Pembrokeshire