More information : (SK 00565403) Egg Well (NAT) (1)
"Renibus, et splien, cordi, jecorque medetur/Mille malis prodest ista
salubris aqua". These words are carved in stone over the well (of
Roman origin) at Ashenhurst. This well is commonly called the Egg
Well, probably from the oval way it is enclosed in masonry (a).
Tradition ascribeds considerable medicinal properties to Ashenhurst
Well, or Egg Well, ... which is of Roman origin (b). (2)
The supposed Roman well is enclosed in a small, square brick building
and the door is nailed down. Local enquiries suggest the well is of
doubtful antiquity. (3)
Within a small, square 19th c stone building is a rectangular
depression 2.0m by 1.5m and 1.0m deep, set into a stone floor with
stone steps at each corner. There is an oval depression in the stone
floor of this well, from which rusty water seeps. The feature is all
of 19th c construction with no evidence of antiquity about it.
Published 25" survey correct. (4)
Scheduled under 'Other Secular Sites and Buildings'. (5)
The Egg Well. Grade II. Well housing and surround. Late C17 or
early C18. C20 brick enclosure and flat rooof to rectangular well
surround in stone slabs. (6)
(For full description see list).
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