Lady Well (Our Lady’s Well), Speen
‘A WELL about 200 yards above the church, on the side of a steep hill, is remarkable for a fine and distinct echo. It is called “Our Lady’s Well,” most probably in reference to the church having been dedicated to the Blessed Virgin. At the present day, the water is deemed to possess some peculiar healing qualities, and the spot is not even now wholly divested of some remains or impressions of its once sacred character. The appearance of the well has of late years been spoilt by the addition of a wooden curb and cover.’ [The Legendary Lore of the Holy Wells of England by Robert Charles Hope (1893)]
In 1902 the well was restored and now there is a decorative stone structure over it.
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