St Cuby's Well
ST CUBY'S WELL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1329314
- Date first listed:
- 21-Aug-1985
- List Entry Name:
- St Cuby's Well
- Statutory Address:
- ST CUBY'S WELL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1329314
- Date first listed:
- 21-Aug-1985
- List Entry Name:
- St Cuby's Well
- Statutory Address 1:
- ST CUBY'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:
- ST CUBY'S WELL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Duloe
- National Grid Reference:
- SX2407757974
Details
SX 25 NW DULOE DULOE
3/3 St Cuby's Well
21-8-64
II
Wellhouse for holy well dedicated to St Cuby. Probably C15 with outer structure
altered and partly rebuilt when the road, now the B 3254 was constructed nearby in
1822. Restored by Rector Dr Barrington Ward.
Granite ashlar outer cell with gabled end and roof constructed of large blocks of
granite. Leads to inner wellhouse, built into side of bank over field spring. Stone
rubble.
Gabled front of large rusticated granite blocke with alisee patee cross in apex.
Round-headed arched entrance.
Interior Outer cell with stone bench on left. Round-headed arch to inner well house
room which has corbelled walls and a flate stone roof. The water from the field
spring trickled down the side of the walls and into a small basin. Steps lead down
to the basin and the water then flows out through a tunnel into the stream below.
The inner cell or chapel is believed to have contained the circular basin or font now
placed in the parish church. (qv Church of St Cuby, Duloe). The font, decorated
with griffins and possibly a dophin may pre-date the wellhouse and may have been used
for pagan ritual. Local legend forewarned dire misfortunes to anyone who tried to
move the basin it tells of a team of oxen who were sent for this purpose, and of one
died. The basin was then believed to have been rolled down the hill by a drunken
workman finally resting outside the cottage of an old lady who apparently heard
piskeys laugh over it all night. When, in 1863 the squire sought to move it to
Trenant, he was forced to pledge pensions for any who fell down during the operation.
Finally the basin was moved to the church.
Lane-Davies, A Holy Wells of Cornwall rp 1970.
Meyrick, J A Pilgrims Guide to the Holy Wells of Cornwall 1982.
Listing NGR: SX2407757974
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 60688
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Meyrick, J, A Pilgrim's Guide to the Holy Wells of Cornwall, (1982)
Lane-Davies, A, Holy Wells of Cornwall, (1970)
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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