<< Our Photo Pages >> St. Mary's Well (Jesmond) - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Tyne and Wear
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St. Mary's Well (Jesmond)Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.933 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Tyne and Wear Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Newcastle
Map Ref: NZ2584366508
Latitude: 54.992492N Longitude: 1.597623W
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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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Anne T visited on 23rd Apr 2017 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 St. Mary's Well, Jesmond: From the elusive (non-existent!) Axwell Park Tumulus, we headed off down the Coast Road to Jesmond to find this well. It was a delight – an oasis in the midst of the city.
Parking on Jesmond Dene Road where it meet Grosvenor Avenue, we headed west up The Grove – a shady footpath that runs between The Grove and Red Park Road, in between the back gardens of the houses.
We found the gate to this well to our right hand side, several hundred metres up the path, highlighted by the blue signpost.
Descending into this shady nook, down the stone steps, the first view of the well was of the small statues, tea-lights and mementos left on top of the well covering. As my eyes adapted to the shade, the pool of the well came into view.
The well was full of water, with a steady flow over the cobbles towards the pool. There was a cute copper jug left attached to the side of the well, which I took off and dunked into the water. Andrew and I both tasted the water, and it was completely tasteless, which was a surprise.
After enjoying the peace and calm, we headed off to find St. Mary’s Chapel, now ruined, just down the road. Really enjoyed this visit.
SolarMegalith visited on 6th Aug 2016 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4 Ambience: 4.5 Access: 4
St. Mary's Well is traditionally considered a holy well, but it is probably no earlier than the 17th century. Its structure was remodelled in the 19th century. The well is located next to probable pilgrim's way leading to the nearby St. Mary's Chapel in Jesmond.
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