Description

SJ 78 NW DUNHAM MASSEY DUNHAM PARK

6/98 Wellhouse and
adjoining root
- arbour

G.V. II

Wellhouse, c.1720. Root arbour perhaps mid C18 or later. Flemish bond
brickwork with stone dressings and stone slate roof. 2-
storeys with cisterns on the upper floor and a well on the
ground floor. 3 entrances on ground floor, one with
segmental brick arched head and one (now blocked) with heavy
stone surround and segmental head. Circular headed windows
to each gable with stone surround. The interior is largely
intact with manually operated twin wooden-cased suction
pumps used for the domestic water supply to Dunham Hall
(q.v.) until c.1860. The adjoining root arbour was formerly
attached to the orangery (q.v.), is 5-sided and has arched
openings in each side supported on tree trunks.

Listing NGR: SJ7355887552

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26320693

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