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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: The Lady's Well (Bedgebury)Country: England County: Kent Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Map Ref: TQ72133414
Latitude: 51.080760N Longitude: 0.456034E
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 |
0 | no data |
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"'The Lady's Well', spring head and memorial. C18 or early C19. Sandstone ashlar with heavy slate roof. Paved surround to small square building, with 3 open arched sides, the moulded and keyed arches on imposts carried across the piers.
"'The Lady's Well', spring head and memorial. C18 or early C19. Sandstone ashlar with heavy slate roof. Paved surround to small square building, with 3 open arched sides, the moulded and keyed arches on imposts carried across the piers. Gabled roof with raised ridge. The spring rises up onto a platform within the building, and into a semi-circular basin at its foot. Inscription in gable on attached plaque recording the creation of the surrounding water garden in 1964 as memorial to Eileen Bickerstaff, Headmistress of Bedgebury School."
Source: Exploring Kent's Past
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