Listed Building record TQ 83 SW 161 - THE QUEEN'S WELL
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 8062 3304 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ83SW |
| District | TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
| Civil Parish | BENENDEN, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
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Full Description
The following text is from the original listed building designation:
BENENDEN TQ83SW THE STREET 1350-0/3/143 (North East side) The Queen's Well GV II Well house. Dated 1887, built for Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. Wood on stone base with tiled roof. Square well house comprixing 4 chamfered corner posts on moulded stone padstones with elaborately chamfered tension braces to wall plate and corners of roof. Hipped slate roof with some bands of curved tiles and wooden finial. Seats on 2 sides. 8 foot high wooden pump, battered to base, chamfered with run out stops, pump handle missing at time of survey and lead spout partly missing. Stone trough with iron drain and shield with name and date. Inscription: "Honour the King. The Queen's Well, Fear God. 1837. Jubilee. 1887".
Listing NGR: TQ8082332929
English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.
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- --- SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
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Record last edited
Feb 19 2008 12:26PM