2011

NZ0737 : Chapel Walls Well, Wolsingham

taken 13 years ago, near to Wolsingham, County Durham, England

Chapel Walls Well, Wolsingham
Chapel Walls Well, Wolsingham
Near the well are the remains of a moated manor house dating to the C12th but there is little to see above ground LinkExternal link

Earthworks existing in the field immediately south of the well are thought to be part of a medieval settlement (either a village or part of the manor house) NZ0737 : Chapel Walls, Upper Town, Wolsingham It has also been associated with remains of a failed monastic foundation documented in the C12th.
Keys to the Past: LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal link )
Gatehouse: LinkExternal link
Wolsingham

Wolsingham is a small market town in County Durham situated where the Waskerley Beck joins the River Wear. It styles itself as the 'Gateway to Weardale'. It is an interesting and friendly place, bustling with life, but with many old and interesting buildings. It now serves a predominantly agricultural community but once had a thriving and important steel works.

My descriptions have been aided by the local book: Wolsingham: Gateway to Weardale by Elaine Ridley, Margaret Shepheard and Vivien Welsh (ISBN 0 953074 97 B)

Wikipedia: LinkExternal link

English Heritage learning zone: Wolsingham LinkExternal link

Old photos of Wolsingham in Durham County Council collection: LinkExternal link

Old photos of Wolsingham in the Beamish Museum People's Collection LinkExternal link

Wolsingham website: LinkExternal link


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Geographical Context: Uplands Rivers, Streams, Drainage Suburb, Urban fringe other tags: Well Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Village of Wolsingham [18] · Field [9] Other Photos: · The Holy Well, Wolsingham · Chapel Walls, Upper Town, Wolsingham ·
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NZ0737, 190 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Andrew Curtis   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 2 September, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 7 September, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 0765 3767 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:44.0371N 1:52.9632W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 0764 3765
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North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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