Silksworth, Chapel Garth Well

HER Number:
12821

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Silksworth, Chapel Garth Well

Place:
Silksworth

Map Sheet:
NZ35SE

Class:
Water Supply and Drainage

Site Type: Broad:
Water Storage Site

Site Type: Specific:
Well

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Well shown on Ordnance Survey first edition. Now a supermarket car park. A Russian cross was found in the well, believed to have belonged to Lady Beckwith of Silksworth House. She was a Catholic convert. The well could be medieval in date as the Chapel of St. Leonard was located here (HER 221).

Easting:
3759

Northing:
5266

Grid Reference:
NZ37595266

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Sunderland City Council, November 2009, Silksworth Hall Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Strategy, Consultation Draft, page 26