Wellhouse and Adjoining Root Arbour
WELLHOUSE AND ADJOINING ROOT ARBOUR
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1067907
- Date first listed:
- 12-Jul-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Wellhouse and Adjoining Root Arbour
- Statutory Address:
- WELLHOUSE AND ADJOINING ROOT ARBOUR
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1067907
- Date first listed:
- 12-Jul-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Wellhouse and Adjoining Root Arbour
- Statutory Address 1:
- WELLHOUSE AND ADJOINING ROOT ARBOUR
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:
- WELLHOUSE AND ADJOINING ROOT ARBOUR
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Trafford (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Dunham Massey
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 73558 87552
Details
SJ 78 NW DUNHAM MASSEY DUNHAM PARK
6/98 Wellhouse and adjoining root - arbour
G.V. II
Wellhouse, c.1720. Root arbour perhaps mid C18 or later. Flemish bond brickwork with stone dressings and stone slate roof. 2- storeys with cisterns on the upper floor and a well on the ground floor. 3 entrances on ground floor, one with segmental brick arched head and one (now blocked) with heavy stone surround and segmental head. Circular headed windows to each gable with stone surround. The interior is largely intact with manually operated twin wooden-cased suction pumps used for the domestic water supply to Dunham Hall (q.v.) until c.1860. The adjoining root arbour was formerly attached to the orangery (q.v.), is 5-sided and has arched openings in each side supported on tree trunks.
Listing NGR: SJ7355887552
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 212857
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 18 Greater Manchester,
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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