Wellhead
Category
Architecture / Features & Decoration
Date
1561
Materials
Stone
Measurements
935 mm (Height); 1360 mm (Diameter)
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Cliveden Estate, Buckinghamshire
NT 766208
Summary
An octagonal wellhead, Istrian stone. The fielded sides are inscribed and two have coats of arms (armorials), a third is decorated with three dolphins; set into a square base. The inscription reads: "VT TERRA FONTOBUS PARENS COELVM MIHI MDLX1"
Marks and inscriptions
VT TERRA FONTIBUS PARENS COELVM MIHI MDLXI