Fentonluna Well

FENTONLUNA WELL, FENTONLUNA LANE

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Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1289830
Date first listed:
20-May-1988
List Entry Name:
Fentonluna Well
Statutory Address:
FENTONLUNA WELL, FENTONLUNA LANE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1289830
Date first listed:
20-May-1988
List Entry Name:
Fentonluna Well
Statutory Address 1:
FENTONLUNA WELL, FENTONLUNA LANE

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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Corrections and minor amendments

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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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
FENTONLUNA WELL, FENTONLUNA LANE

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

District:
Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Padstow
National Grid Reference:
SW9147275541

Details

PADSTOW FENTONLUNA LANE (north side),
SW 9075-9175
Padstow
8/77 Fentonluna Well

GV II

Well house. Possibly Medieval origins, the well house has probably reused circa C16
arch with datestone 1592 probably carved in the C19. Stone rubble and dressed
granite.
Plan: Small rectangular plan well house set into deerpark walls (qv Deerpark walls
on north side of Fentonluna Lane). Restored pump within wellhouse.
Exterior: Roughly rounded headed opening to well house which is set in the slate
stone rubble walls of the Deerpark to east of Prideaux House (qv). The dressed
granite has been reused, the 2 spandrels forming the arch were originally for a 4-
centred arch and have been altered to span a narrower round-headed arch. they are
decorated with ball finials and the left hand spandrel is carved with the name
PRIDEAUX in upper case lettering. The arch is supported on circa C19 rusticated
piers with a moulded plinth and a datestone 1592 has been reset at the top.
Interior: C19 cast iron pump.


Listing NGR: SW9147275541

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
396309
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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