Monument record MLI30004 - St.Christopher's Well, Denton
Summary
St.Christopher's Well, Denton
Type and Period (2)
- HOLY WELL (Post Medieval to Modern - 1750 AD? to 2050 AD)
- GARDEN FEATURE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1750 AD? to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
Wishing Well, 1823 wellhead. {1}
Known locally as the 'wishing well', this is an artificial cave built into the north bank of a large pond. The interior is 4m in diameter by 2m high, lined with cemented rubble stone, and at the back is a circular, 0.5m diameter, well with an overflow channel funneling out through the entrance into the pond. Set above the well into the wall of the cave is a poem- inscribed stone, dated 1823. {2}
St Christopher's Well is a dim dank grotto opening on to the lake. Inside are ammomites, coloured stones, and verses ending: 'approach you then with cautious steps/ to where the streamlet creeps/ or ah! Too rudely you may wake/ some guardian nymph that sleeps/ 1823'. {3}
For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. {4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI2986 Index: SMR FILE. DENTON. SK 83 SE:AK,1983, DES.
- <2> SLI2467 Index: OS CARD INDEX. DENTON. SK 83 SE:10,1962, HARPER F R.
- <3> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). 2nd Rev Edn P251.
- <4> SLI7256 Index: Department of the Environment. 1987. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 10/60.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred SK 8618 3203 (6m by 5m) (2 map features) |
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Civil Parish | DENTON, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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