The Lady's Well
THE LADY'S WELL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1041283
- Date first listed:
- 21-Oct-1953
- List Entry Name:
- The Lady's Well
- Statutory Address:
- THE LADY'S WELL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1041283
- Date first listed:
- 21-Oct-1953
- List Entry Name:
- The Lady's Well
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE LADY'S WELL
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- THE LADY'S WELL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Harbottle
- National Park:
- Northumberland
- National Grid Reference:
- NT 95282 02913
Details
HARBOTTLE HOLYSTONE NT 90 SE 21/76 The Lady's Well 21/10/53 GV I
Well or water tank, cross and statue. Tank possibly Roman,reconstructed 1788, statue possibly C15 but placed here 1788, cross late C19.
Roman water tank c. 15 x 10 yards given new low edging walls in 1788 at which time a statue to represent St. Paulinus was brought from Alnwick Castle and placed in centre of tank.
In late C19 the statue was moved to the south end of the tank and replaced by a Celtic-style wheel-head cross.
Reputed, on doubtful grounds, to be the scene of mass conversions by Paulinus on Easter Day A.D. 627 but considered more likely to have been a preaching station of St. Ninian.
Northumberland County History Vol. XV.
Listing NGR: NT9528202913
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 236163
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Dodds Hope, M, A History of Northumberland in The Parish of Simonburn Modern Parishes Humshaugh Bellingham Falstone Thorneyburn with Greystead Wark Rothbury Alwinton Chapely Holstone Lordship Kila, (1940)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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