Building record 1681/0/89 - Well House and attached basin approx. 100m. SW of Fermyn Woods Hall

Well house and attached basin built in c.1828 for the Ladies Fitzpatrick.

{1} Well house and attached basin. C.1828 for the Ladies Fitzpatrick. Limestone ashlar. Octagonal plan. Perpendicular style. Panelled sides with cusping and shields. Ogee crocketed domed head with castellated cornice and fishscale decoration to the panels. Gargoyles at the corners. Lion head spout on front and iron pump handle to rear. Side panels have initials of the Ladies Fitzpatrick. Rectangular stone basin, in similar style, is attached to the front. (Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p. 16; Gotch, J.A., Squire Homes and Other Old Buildings of Northamptonshire, p.7).

{4} Undated photo;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 3/46 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), G09 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN41470.

<3> Pevsner N.; Cherry B., 1973, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, (unchecked) (Series). SNN1320.

<4> Photographs of buildings in Brigstock (Photographs). SNN111673.

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Oct 24 2024 12:24PM