Listed Building record MDR10142 - Allenhill Spa Well, Dimple Road, Matlock Town

Allenhill Spa Well, Dimple Road, Matlock Town, of uncertain date. 'Known commonly as Allen Hill Spa Trough. The 'Dimple Sough' drains the former Dimple Lead Mine. The water is iron-stained. There is a 'Georgian-type' adit entrance with name and date carved in the headstone, a gritstone-lined waterway with a small trough. It is an unusual and attractive feature of a former mine drainage that passes beneath Dimple Road to the horse trough at its junction with Bakewell Road.' (1) From the National Heritage List for England: '1. DIMPLE ROAD 1390 MATLOCK Allenhill Spa Well SK 26 SE 10/106 II 2. A small pedimented stone surround to the outlet of a disused mineral spring. Perhaps the earliest in the district. Inscription, "18211, Allenhill Spaw Restored", Listing NGR: SK2961860438.' (2)