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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Billy Hobby's Well Alternative Name: Billy Obbies' Well; Bill Hobbys WellCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 2.9 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Cheshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Chester
Map Ref: SJ4127766202
Latitude: 53.189650N Longitude: 2.880317W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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This well is listed as Historic England's List Entry 1375825 and also features on The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) page for Billy Hobby's Well, Chester, Cheshire.
TNA's page gives directions on how to reach the well, which is to be found on the south-east corner of Grosvenor Park, together with the folklore. The Wikipedia entry for this well describes "Billy Obbies' Field - this field contained a spring or well that was believed to have magical powers; maidens stood with their right leg in the water and wished for husbands."
The Historic England entry gives details of only the modern well housing and canopy which was commissioned by the 2nd Marquess of Westminster in the 1860s, and designed by architect John Douglas. "Pumphouse pavilion for water garden in Grosvenor Park. 1865-67. By John Douglas at the expense of the 2nd Marquis of Westminster. For Chester City Council. Sandstone ashlar, red and buff. Octagonal on square plinth; each cardinal face has a pointed-arched opening with a pair of polished red granite columns attached to each jamb, with C13-style capitals; voussoirs with carved roses; wrought-iron bars with spiked crooks; recessed circlet in each canted side, with armorial sheafs and portcullises; carved cove forming cornice beneath eaves of light-grey slate spire surmounted by a copper fish as weathervane, on a lead finial."
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