A crowd of people watching the blessing of the Hands Well, as part of the well dressing ceremony

Date:
1964
Location:
Hands Well, Rakes Lane, Tissington and Lea Hall, Tissington, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire
Reference:
ALB93/08/128
Type:
Photograph (Print)
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Description

This photograph is one of a set within the album documenting the well dressing ceremony in Tissington in 1964. This set of photographs is accompanied by handwritten notes describing the ceremony. The well dressing ceremony takes place annually on Ascension Day.

Content

This is part of the Volume: ALB93/08 Album of photographs showing sites and events in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Cheshire, and Warwickshire; within the Collection: ALB93 Photograph Albums

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Georgian Well, Custom And Tradition, People