Description

BENENDEN
TQ83SW THE STREET
1350-0/3/143 (North East side)
The Queen's Well
GV II
Well house. Dated 1887, built for Queen Victoria's Golden
Jubilee. Wood on stone base with tiled roof. Square well house
comprixing 4 chamfered corner posts on moulded stone padstones
with elaborately chamfered tension braces to wall plate and
corners of roof. Hipped slate roof with some bands of curved
tiles and wooden finial. Seats on 2 sides. 8 foot high wooden
pump, battered to base, chamfered with run out stops, pump
handle missing at time of survey and lead spout partly
missing. Stone trough with iron drain and shield with name and
date. Inscription: "Honour the King. The Queen's Well, Fear
God. 1837. Jubilee. 1887".

Listing NGR: TQ8082332929

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26371273

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Recommended Books

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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas