St Gudula's Well, Including Steps and Retaining Wall
ST GUDULA'S WELL, INCLUDING STEPS AND RETAINING WALL, OLD TOTNES ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1201014
- Date first listed:
- 10-May-1973
- List Entry Name:
- St Gudula's Well, Including Steps and Retaining Wall
- Statutory Address:
- ST GUDULA'S WELL, INCLUDING STEPS AND RETAINING WALL, OLD TOTNES ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1201014
- Date first listed:
- 10-May-1973
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 01-Sept-1992
- List Entry Name:
- St Gudula's Well, Including Steps and Retaining Wall
- Statutory Address 1:
- ST GUDULA'S WELL, INCLUDING STEPS AND RETAINING WALL, OLD TOTNES ROAD
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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.
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:
- ST GUDULA'S WELL, INCLUDING STEPS AND RETAINING WALL, OLD TOTNES ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Teignbridge (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Ashburton
- National Park:
- Dartmoor
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 75358 69363
Details
ASHBURTON
SX7569 OLD TOTNES ROAD 849-1/7/144 (East side) 10/05/73 St Gudula's Well, including steps and retaining wall (Formerly Listed as: OLD TOTNES ROAD St Gudula's Well and retaining wall)
GV II
Holy well, fed by a spring that has now almost dried up. Probably medieval. Consists of a small pool of water fed by a narrow channel to SE, both pool and channel enclosed by low stone rubble retaining walls. On W side is a taller stone rubble wall along the road frontage. Attached to this wall is a worn oval cement plaque recording its restoration in the ?1930s; the waters of the well 'are said to be good for weak eyes'. The well is approached from SW by a shallow flight of stone steps. The surroundings of the well and the adjacent St Gudula's Cross (qv) have been improved in late C20 with a surface of stone chippings, public seat and ornamental tree.
Listing NGR: SX7535869363
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 376123
- 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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