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Latitude: 53.3842 / 53°23'2"N
Longitude: -2.399 / 2°23'56"W
OS Eastings: 373558
OS Northings: 387552
OS Grid: SJ735875
Mapcode National: GBR CYP9.FL
Mapcode Global: WH98V.36WG
Plus Code: 9C5V9JM2+MC
Entry Name: Wellhouse and Adjoining Root Arbour
Listing Date: 12 July 1985
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1067907
English Heritage Legacy ID: 212857
ID on this website: 101067907
Location: Dunham Town, Trafford, Greater Manchester, WA14
County: Trafford
Civil Parish: Dunham Massey
Traditional County: Cheshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater Manchester
Church of England Parish: Bowdon St Mary the Virgin
Church of England Diocese: Chester
Tagged with: Building Well house
SJ 78 NW DUNHAM MASSEY DUNHAM PARK
6/98 Wellhouse and
adjoining root
- arbour
G.V. II
Wellhouse, c.1720. Root arbour perhaps mid C18 or later. Flemish bond
brickwork with stone dressings and stone slate roof. 2-
storeys with cisterns on the upper floor and a well on the
ground floor. 3 entrances on ground floor, one with
segmental brick arched head and one (now blocked) with heavy
stone surround and segmental head. Circular headed windows
to each gable with stone surround. The interior is largely
intact with manually operated twin wooden-cased suction
pumps used for the domestic water supply to Dunham Hall
(q.v.) until c.1860. The adjoining root arbour was formerly
attached to the orangery (q.v.), is 5-sided and has arched
openings in each side supported on tree trunks.
Listing NGR: SJ7355887552
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