Information for record number MWA3806:
Well House on Barton Village Green

Summary Ornate monumental well of dating to the Imperial period. A carved urn stands on an inscribed plinth beneath a column, supported dome with a lead trough and lion-head spring to the front. It is situated on Barton-on-the-Heath village green.
What Is It?  
Type: Well
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Barton on the Heath
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 25 32
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Listed Building (Grade: II)
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1 Opposite the entrance to the drive of the manor house is a small green and on it a well-house, said to date from 1874, but of a late 17th century or early 18th century type. Three columns carry a stone dome and inside stands an urn. Is 1874 perhaps the date of re-erection?
2 Limestone with polygonal plinth and three columns supporting a dome with moulded surround and ball finial. Underneath, an urn with carved drapery and foliage. urn stands on inscribed plinth. Lead trough. Lion-head spring to front.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: The Buildings of England: Warwickshire
Author/originator: Pevsner N and Wedgwood A
Date: 1966
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Warwicks
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Descriptive Text
Title: LBL
Author/originator: DoE
Date: 1987
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Stratford
   
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designation Listed Building Buildings and structures, such as bridges, that are of architectural or historical importance are placed on a statutory list. These buildings are protected by planning and conservation acts that ensure that their special features of interest are considered before any alterations are made to them.

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source LBL Listed Building List. Buildings and structures, such as bridges, that are of architectural or historical importance are placed on a list. Buildings placed on the list are protected through various planning and conservation acts which ensure that their special features of interest are considered before any alterations are made to them. The Listed Buildings List is compiled and maintained by English Heritage. It includes details of where the building is, when it was built, a description of its appearance, and any other special features. back
period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument TROUGH * A narrow, open container, usually where food or water for animals is put. Use specific type where known. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument MANOR HOUSE * The principal house of a manor or village. back
monument URN * A garden ornament, usually of stone or metal, designed in the the form of a vase used to receive the ashes of the dead. back
monument DRIVE * A road/carriage way giving access from the main road to the house, stables. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. back
monument VILLAGE GREEN * An area of common grassland in a village used for grazing cattle, recreational purposes, etc. back
monument COLUMN * Use for free standing column. back
monument SPRING * A point where water issues naturally from the rock or soil onto the ground or into a body of surface water. back

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