Brandon Well

Described as ‘Brandon Well’ in gothic script on the 1839 and 1940 eds of the OS 6-inch map. It is situated in a quarry or grotto at the bottom of a SW-facing slope. This is a natural spring with a masonry surround (int. dims. 0.57m E-W; 0.45m N-S; H 0.5m) and a single lintel. It overflows into a modern pool (diam. c. 5m) with concrete surrounds and wooden benches. A second spring in the quarry channels into a drinking trough (diam. 0.6m) on the outside of the NW-SE estate wall, now known as Brandon Well. This trough overflows into a large rectangular trough (int. dims. 1.5m by 0.5m) for animals. A limestone plaque (dims. 0.5m x 0.5m) over the troughs says ‘Erected by the NRBC in 1885’. There is no evidence that either well was ever venerated.

Described as ‘Brandon Well’ in gothic script on the 1839 and 1940 eds of the OS 6-inch map. It is situated in a quarry or grotto at the bottom of a SW-facing slope. This is a natural spring with a masonry surround (int. dims. 0.57m E-W; 0.45m N-S; H 0.5m) and a single lintel. It overflows into a modern pool (diam. c. 5m) with concrete surrounds and wooden benches. A second spring in the quarry channels into a…