Monument record TR 35 NW 37 - Convent/Conduit Well, Woodnesborough

Summary

A medieval well, covered by a well house, that served the Whitefriars friary in Sandwich, 2 km away. The water came from a spring in the bottom of the well shaft.

Location

Grid reference TR 3109 5726 (point)
Map sheet TR35NW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish WOODNESBOROUGH, DOVER, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

<1> O. S. 6" 1960 (OS Card Reference). SKE47764.

<2> 'A Saunter thro' Kent' (C. Igglesden) (OS Card Reference). SKE32832.

<3> F1 FGA 16-JUN-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42928.

<4> Field report for monument TR 35 NW 37 - June, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6056.

<5> Keith Parfitt and Helen Clarke, 2016, 'Scouring the conduit head at Woodnesborough' : investigations into Convent Well, near Sandiwch (Article in serial). SKE51662.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: O. S. 6" 1960.
  • <2>XY OS Card Reference: 'A Saunter thro' Kent' (C. Igglesden). [Mapped feature: #99379 Well, ]
  • <3> OS Card Reference: F1 FGA 16-JUN-64.
  • <4> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 35 NW 37 - June, 1964.
  • <5> Article in serial: Keith Parfitt and Helen Clarke. 2016. 'Scouring the conduit head at Woodnesborough' : investigations into Convent Well, near Sandiwch. Archaeologia Cantiana vol. 137 pp127-148.

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Intrusive Event: Excavation at Conduit Well, Woodnesborough, 2014 (EKE16901)

Record last edited

Apr 13 2023 10:59AM