NHER 7917 (Monument record) - Round Well obelisk
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG11SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | COSTESSEY, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
April 1978.
Yellow brick obelisk surmounted by urn, chamfered to base with flint rustication. Iron wheel on one side; basin to collect flow of water: door into base bricked up about ?1800, cracked, though surrounding island recently restored.
E. Rose (NAU), 26 April 1978.
1981.
Said to have been built by French prisoners of war, 1820.
Dismantled and rebuilt with original materials but over core of modern brick.
(S1) and (S2), in file.
E. Rose (NAU), 5 October 1981.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF57612 Photograph: Vincent and Gorbing Chartered Architects and Town Planners. 2003. Distinctive features in the vicinity of Lodge Farm, Costessey.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF114 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1980. Costessey's crumbling well gets cash help. 10 January.
- <S2> SNF4161 Newspaper Article: Norwich Mercury. 1981. [Article on the restoration of the Roundwell monument at Costessey]. 8 October.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (0)
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Record last edited
Jun 3 2016 3:44PM