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<< Text Pages >> The Lady Well (Mansfield) - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Nottinghamshire

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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: The Lady Well (Mansfield) Alternative Name: Virgin Mary’s Well, The Old Bath
Country: England County: Nottinghamshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Mansfield
Map Ref: SK548616
Latitude: 53.148730N  Longitude: 1.182087W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
2 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.
4 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
4

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The spring’s chamber is around 2.5 metres square with a vaulted roof. The interior is of undressed local stone and completely rendered. At the rear of the chamber is a tank made of finely dressed limestone 75cm by 107cm and about 75cm deep. The tank was fed by water channels from the rear and the side of the structure and has an outlet conduit which presumably empties into the river which is approximately four metres below the tank.

Due to the general drop in the level of the water table, the actual source of the water is now lost. Access to the water source is via four steps. The floor and a side platform show considerable evidence of heavy usage. The top three steps have been reconstructed at some time and it would appear that the chamber’s threshold has been raised. Also at a more recent date a low but substantial brick wall has been built immediately in front of the cistern. The purpose of this is not clear.

Source: Sherwood Archaeology Society, 1998, via Ross Parish, Nottingham Hidden History

More, including photos from Ross, who tracked the well down in 2014 at Nottingham Hidden History Team.
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SK5461 : Ravensdale Road, Mansfield by Ian S
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SK5461 : Ravensdale Road, Mansfield by Ian S
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SK5461 : Millside off Ravensdale Road, Mansfield by Ian S
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SK5461 : Ravensdale Avenue, Mansfield by Ian S
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