Building record 0537100000 - BRIGHT WELL, 24 GREEN LANE
Summary
Seventeenth century well house and Saxon to medieval Bright Well spring.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1124537: BRIGHT WELL IN THE GARDEN AT NUMBER 24 (DBC1461)
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Type and Period (2)
- SPRING (5th Century Saxon to Post-Medieval - 410 AD? to 1798 AD?)
- WELL HOUSE (17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)
Description
SPRING KNOWN AS BRIGHT WELL - BRICK-LINED WELL-LIKE STRUCTURE WITH BRICK SUPERSTRUCTURE & TILE ROOF. WELL IS ONLY FEW FEET DEEP, & NEAR THE BOTTOM IS AN ?C18 CAST-IRON GATE VALVE WITH PIPE, POSSIBLY CONDUIT MENTIONED IN 1710 DEEDS OF BRITWELL HOUSE, & STILL USED. BRITWELL PLACE-NAME ?SAXON (B1).
Grade II. Known from Middle Ages, dried out in the drought of 1788. Well house, C17. Old red brick; hand made tile roof with gable ends. Small structure 6ft X 6ft approximately. Board door with large wrought iron hinges and wooden lintels. The well perhaps relined above the water line in C19 (B3).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC8555 Article in serial: Don and Dorothy Miller. 1985. 'THE BRIGHTWELL', IN BERKSHIRE OLD & NEW No2 (BERKS LOCAL HISTORY SOC)(COPY, FILED).
- <2>SBC10137 Map: OS 1875 1ST EDIT 25 INCH MAP(& SUBSEQUENT EDITS).
- <3>SBC4001 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: DISTRICT OF SOUTH BUCKS. p68.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 93583 82879 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BURNHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Jan 8 2024 10:38PM
