Wellhead Set in Wall Fronting Oval Cottage and Cottage Adjoining to South West

WELLHEAD SET IN WALL FRONTING OVAL COTTAGE AND COTTAGE ADJOINING TO SOUTH WEST

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1057979
Date first listed:
04-Aug-1986
List Entry Name:
Wellhead Set in Wall Fronting Oval Cottage and Cottage Adjoining to South West
Statutory Address:
WELLHEAD SET IN WALL FRONTING OVAL COTTAGE AND COTTAGE ADJOINING TO SOUTH WEST

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1057979
Date first listed:
04-Aug-1986
List Entry Name:
Wellhead Set in Wall Fronting Oval Cottage and Cottage Adjoining to South West
Statutory Address 1:
WELLHEAD SET IN WALL FRONTING OVAL COTTAGE AND COTTAGE ADJOINING TO SOUTH WEST

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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.

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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.

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Location

Statutory Address:
WELLHEAD SET IN WALL FRONTING OVAL COTTAGE AND COTTAGE ADJOINING TO SOUTH WEST

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Brompton Regis
National Park:
Exmoor
National Grid Reference:
SS9508831498

Details

SS93SE BROMPTON REGIS CP
BROMPTON REGIS VILLAGE

4/31 Wellhead set in wall fronting
- Oval Cottage and cottage
adjoining to south-west

GV II

Wellhead. Dated 1870. Random rubble local stone, dressed stone voussoirs, blue lias tablet. Semi-circular headed niche
to well head, rectangular tablet set above voussoirs. Tap set into niche with horse shoe shaped cover to well, random
rubble jambs, similar rubble stone flanking tablet inscribed: "Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again. But
whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall not thirst; that the water that I shall give his shall be
in him a well of ----- bringing ----- Everlasting life. September 29 1870". (partly illegible). The tap and well are
functional and in good condition at time of survey (May 1985). Wall, random rubble local stone hit and miss coping,
fronting Oval Cottage and cottage adjoining (qv), 2 gateway openings.


Listing NGR: SS9508831498

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
265611
Legacy System:
LBS

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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