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<< Our Photo Pages >> Billy Hobby's Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Cheshire

Submitted by Anne T on Wednesday, 26 April 2017  Page Views: 2980

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Billy Hobby's Well Alternative Name: Billy Obbies' Well; Bill Hobbys Well
Country: England County: Cheshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Chester
Map Ref: SJ4127766202
Latitude: 53.189650N  Longitude: 2.880317W
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.
3 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.
5 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
5

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Billy Hobby's Well
Billy Hobby's Well submitted by Andy B : View from the path inside Grosvenor Park (Vote or comment on this photo)
Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Cheshire

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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Billy Hobby's Well
Billy Hobby's Well submitted by hoya105 : the now dry well (Vote or comment on this photo)

Billy Hobby's Well
Billy Hobby's Well submitted by hoya105 : Billy Hobby's well - dry and caged but easy to find! (Vote or comment on this photo)

Billy Hobby's Well
Billy Hobby's Well submitted by Andy B : Close up view from inside Grosvenor Park (Vote or comment on this photo)

Billy Hobby's Well
Billy Hobby's Well submitted by Andy B : Wide view from the path inside Grosvenor Park (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SJ4166 : Grosvenor Park, Chester: Billy Hobby's Well by Stephen Craven
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SJ4166 : Billy Hobbie's Well, Grosvenor Park by Jeff Buck
by Jeff Buck
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SJ4166 : Grosvenor Park Terrace by N Chadwick
by N Chadwick
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SJ4166 : Billy Hobby's Well by Gerald England
by Gerald England
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SJ4166 : Billy Hobby's Well by BrianPritchard
by BrianPritchard
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