NHER 3642 (Monument record) - Mary Bone's Well
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF82NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | EAST RUDHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Shown on (S1).
Source of priory water supply? Only a marshy pool by the river.
E. Rose (NAU) 20 January 1978.
Surrounding wall in reasonably good condition, approximately 30cm high and 1.8m in diameter, is broken in three places.
Water reaches ground level and overflow joins River Wensum some 27m to the south.
'An ancient well...Mary Bone a Woman of the Priory (TF 82 NW/1) was drowned in the Well by one of the priests of the Priory'.
The remains of the well are in poor condition.
See (S2).
R. J. Rickett (NAU) 6 August 1990.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF11706 Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). TF 8429X-AA.
- --- SNF87263 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Rudham (East).
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF52733 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-1907. Ordnance Survey Map. 25 inch to the mile. Second Edition. 1:2500.
- <S1> SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 82 NW 2.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Mar 3 2021 10:49AM