Biddulph - Ancient Well in Knypersley Woods: sepia drawing (vignetted)
'Ancient well in Knipersley (sic) Woods, which was formerly used to cure the King's Evil,' [pencil note]. Showing a circular well with a shallow trough in front. Artist: Thomas Peploe Wood.
Codsall Wood - Brimstone Well: sepia drawing
'Brimstone Well. Codsall Wood.' Showing a damned-up stream among leafy foliage.'T. P. W.,' [Thomas Peploe Wood.]
Elysium Cottage, Baddeley Edge, Stoke-on-Trent
Elysium Cottage is across the road from Spout Well (just visible on the extreme left edge of the photograph). The house is a remodelled old stone cottage, not unlike the dwellings above and behind. Most ...
St. Editha's Well, Church Eaton,
St. Editha's Well is situated in a field a mile away from Church Eaton and near to High Onn canal bridge. The water from the well is said to have healing powers.
The original site for St. Editha's ...
The Spout Well, Spout Lane. Baddeley Edge, Stoke-on-Trent
The spring or Spout Well in Spout Lane, Baddeley Edge. Bert Bentley (the photographer) notes that the water was "flowing crystal clear in large quantities". The well is mentioned in 16th century deeds....
Well dressing, Ilam
An early colour photograph of the well dressing at Ilam, decorated with flowers and the inscription " Lift up your heads, o ye gates".
Well dressing is believed to have ancient origins, a ritual to ...
Well dressing, Newborough
Well dressing at Newborough began when village school headmistress Mrs Bernice Brown introduced it in 1978, and has taken place every year since, with the exception of 1986 wen mains sewers were being ...
Well dressing, Newborough
Well dressing at Newborough began when village school headmistress Mrs Bernice Brown introduced it in 1978, and has taken place every year since, with the exception of 1986 when mains sewers were being ...
Well dressing, Newborough
1996 Olympic games floral display.
Well dressing at Newborough began when village school headmistress Mrs Bernice Brown introduced it in 1978, and has taken place every year since, with the exception ...
Well Dressing, Rushton
Saint Helen's Well, near the vicarage house at Rushton Marsh, was dressed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The tradition was resumed in the 1990s.
The ceremony of well dressing is peculiar ...