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<< Our Photo Pages >> St Olave's Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Greater London

Submitted by holywell on Tuesday, 12 September 2006  Page Views: 14540

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Olave's Well Alternative Name: Holy Well
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.694 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Greater London Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: City of London
Map Ref: TQ335807
Latitude: 51.509466N  Longitude: 0.077691W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
3

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St Olave's Well
St Olave's Well submitted by DavidCWoods : I gained access by prior arrangement with the Church Administrator through their web site. As may be seen, the well is cared for and in good condition. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Greater London

A nice discovery in the church of its name located near the Tower of London. The well is supposedly linked to the Saxon establishment of the church and found in the crypt which is sometimes closed. It is now capped but the structure remains in good condition.
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St Olave's Well
St Olave's Well submitted by DavidCWoods : Putting the well in context, the crypt, although normally locked, contains a chapel. The well may be seen beside the altar. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Olave's Well
St Olave's Well submitted by DavidCWoods : It was too dark in the crypt to see down the well - the light here is from the flash - but it looks as though there may be something wet down there! (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
TQ3380 : Merchant Navy Memorial, City of London by John Winfield
by John Winfield
©2005(licence)
TQ3380 : The old Port of London Authority building, London by John Winfield
by John Winfield
©2005(licence)
TQ3380 : Trinity Square Gardens and Allhallows-by-the-Tower church by Dr Neil Clifton
by Dr Neil Clifton
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TQ3380 : Trinity House, Port of London Authority by Dr Neil Clifton
by Dr Neil Clifton
©2007(licence)
TQ3380 : Tower Hill Memorial by N Chadwick
by N Chadwick
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