Description

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8/153 Well of St Symphorian
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GV II

Holy well, Medieval core with decoration possibly of 1847 by Samuel Trist, Vicar.
Restored 1912. Slatestone rubble with granite dressings. Semi-circular on plan,
built in slope of land. Symmetrical east front with doorway to well set low. This
has chamfered granite jambs reused egg and dart type of decoration, impost blocks of
C12 or C13 and arch made up of C15 cusped fragments under a C13 style hoodmould. The
body of the well head has rocky abutments and a flat top supporting a tapered
octagonal granite shaft on a square chamfered base and capped by a trefoil roll gable
finial similar to that reused on a chest tomb in the churchyard. Interior has half
dome corbelled roof. Well is now dry.

Listing NGR: SW9157839571

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26579562

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Recommended Books

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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)