Record Details
| NHER Number: | 1655 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Town Well |
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Summary
The well was dug in about 1760, and was in use until 1936. In the early 20th century a wooden hut was built over the well.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 7656 3706 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF73NE |
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| Parish: | DOCKING, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
7 June 1979. Visit.
Well.
Now removed for road widening.
Plaque in farm wall says that it was dug in 1760 and a tower was built over it in 1929.
E. Rose (NAU) 7 June 1979.
(S1) contains a photograph taken in about 1907 shows a wooden hut over the well with two doors in the side and railings at one end, and a notice that the well was 237 feet (72.2m) deep.
E. Rose (NLA) 23 December 1994.
(S1) and (S2) note that the well was sunk because of the scarcity of water in Docking, which was known as Dry Docking. The well was in use until 1936.
S. Spooner (NLA) 26 October 2005
Monument Types
- TOWER (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- WELL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| <S1> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1994. The 'well of life' for not-so-dry Docking. 23 December. |
| <S2> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2004. [Postcard of the Town Well, Docking]. 21 January. |
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