List entry Summary
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Name: ROMAN WELL AT NGR ST 6571 6939
List entry Number: 1384575
Location
ROMAN WELL AT NGR ST 6571 6939
The building may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
| County |
District |
District Type |
Parish |
| Bath and North East Somerset | Unitary Authority | Keynsham |
National Park: Not applicable to this List entry.
Grade: II
Date first listed: 22-Jan-1991
Date of most recent amendment: Not applicable to this List entry.
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Legacy System: LBS
UID: 485010
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List entry Description
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History
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Details
KEYNSHAM
ST66NE Roman well at NGR ST 6571 6939
739-1/2/1
22/01/91
II
Well. C3. Coursed limestone rubble walling to well, of 0.6m in
diameter.
HISTORICAL NOTE: the well was sited next to a small Roman
building, incorporating a bath suite, which was associated
with a large Roman villa at Durley Hill to the west. The site
was excavated in 1922 and the foundations of the building were
resited in 1927. The well is now under a protective manhole
cover and surrounded by the Cadbury factory buildings.
(Archaeologia: London: 1926-: 136; Antiquaries Journal:
London: 1922-: 210; 371; Antiquaries Journal: London: 1924-:
234; Lowe B and Whitehead M: The Changing Face of Keynsham in
Old Photographs: Stroud: 1994-: 17).
Listing NGR: ST6570369402
Selected Sources
- Book Reference - Author: B Lowe and M Whitehead - Title: The Changing Face of Keynsham in Old Photographs - Date: 1994 - Page References: 17
- Article Reference - Date: 1922 - Journal Title: Journal of the Society of Antiquaries of London - Page References: 210, 371
- Article Reference - Date: 1924 - Journal Title: Journal of the Society of Antiquaries of London - Page References: 234
- Article Reference - Date: 1926 - Journal Title: Archaeologia - Page References: 136
National Grid Reference: ST 65703 69402
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