Listed Building: DRINKING WELL AT DEVONSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL (1259266)
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Grade | II |
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Authority | Historic England |
Volume/Map/Item | 616-1, 3, 34 |
Date assigned | 31 January 1997 |
Date last amended |
Description
'BUXTON
SK0573NE GEORGE STREET 616-1/3/34 (North side) Drinking Well at Devonshire Royal Hospital
GV II
Devonshire Hospital Drinking Well and Pump Room. 1882, renovated c1990. Tooled dressed gritstone and ashlar with ashlar dressings and Welsh slate roofs with square louvred vents to ridge. EXTERIOR: single storey. Plinth, flush ashlar quoins. Single bay south front has round headed doorway with 6-panel double doors and large fanlight with glazing bars and moulded inner arch. Outer arch linked by impost band with inscription to arch which reads, ST ANN'S WELL WATER PUMP ROOM/ FOR DEVONSHIRE HOSPITAL PATIENTS ONLY, all under open pedimented gable. West front has slightly projecting, off-centre, single bay with round headed windows in inner arch linked to round headed outer arch by impost band with inscription which reads, DEVONSHIRE HOSPITAL (over) DRINKING WELL AD 1882, all under open pedimented gable. Either side single 12-pane glazing bar windows, set back to left a further smaller glazing bar window. INTERIOR: not inspected but reputed to contain a pump that feeds the Devonshire Royal Hospital (qv).
Listing NGR: SK0577573610.'
External Links (1)
- View details on the National Heritage List for England (From EH UDS to Legacy x-reference)
Sources (1)
- SDR19551 Listed Building File: Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1259266?section=official-list-entry.
Location
Grid reference | SK 05775 73610 (point) |
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Map sheet | SK07SE |
Civil Parish | BUXTON, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Aug 2 2025 10:47AM