Description

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HIGH HOYLANDS
PARK ROAD
(south side, off)
West Bretton
Rock Well approximately 50 metres west of Dam Head Cottages in Bretton Park

II

Well. Dated 1685, for the right Honourable Grace Countess of Eglintown widow
of Sir Thomas Wentworth; possibly remodelled in the C18. Ashlar, built into
the rock face. Slightly convex on plan. Symmetrically arranged. Central
door with deep lintel flanked by paired, engaged columns with fluted
capitals. Supporting a simple entablature, which has vase - or pedestal-like
fragments, a sculpted limestone owl and a central square tablet inscribed
with date and details. In front of the well stone steps lead down on 3
sides.

This asset was previously listed twice. The duplicate record (List entry number 1119664) was removed from the List on 5 December 2018.

External Links

• Historic England Listing

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Recommended Books

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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)