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St Johns Well
Hob Uid: 55679
Location : North Yorkshire Hambleton East Harlsey
Grid Ref : SE4493098320
Summary : A well house serving Mount Grace Carthusian monastery which was founded in 1398 and disolved in 1536. It is a small stone building containing a well. The site is in the care of English Heritage.
More information : (SE 44939832) St John's Well (NR) (1) St John's Well is enclosed within a domed building of pre-Reformation date. The upper part of the roof is modern. Formerly a pin well. (2) A small ashlar spring-house with a pitched roof, similar to the two immediately E of the precinct wall of Mount Grace Priory (SE 49 NW 5). Published survey (25") correct. (3) The former Royal Commisssion on Historic Monuments in England (RCHME) produced drawing surveys of Mount grace Priory in the 1990s. (4-9) St John's Well (SE 4494 9834 FCE) is one of a number of wells along the eastern side of Mount Grace Priory SE 49 NW 5 that supplied the cloisters with water. St John's Well lies 70m to the south of the priory, the spring is enclosed by a small, stone roofed building with a wooden door on its northern side. The structure lies within the area of the scheduled monument and is in fair condition. (10) Mount Grace Priory Carthusian monastery: monastic precinct, fishponds, moat, mill and well-houses. Scheduled RSM No 13281. (11)

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Source details : Wayne Cocroft/26-JAN-1995/RCHME: St John's Well Survey
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
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Monument End Date : 1536
Monument Start Date : 1398
Monument Type : Well, Well House
Evidence : Extant Building, Structure

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : NY 10
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 13281
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SE 49 NW 3
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Relationship type : General association

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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1972-11-28
End Date : 1972-11-28

Associated Activities :
Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 1992-07-07
End Date : 1992-08-14

Historic England Research Records

St Johns Well