Guided Visits to Heald Well and St Mary’s Well - Clitheroe Conservation Area

There will be visits to two of Clitheroe’s three, Pre-Norman spring well sites - and the Tudor structures which now enclose them. Presentations at both sites will illustrate the significance enormous significance of potable water, its ‘routes’ - from the high Pendle Hill fells to the east of the town - and the significance of this ‘connection’ to its residents for over 1000 years.

Visitors will learn how these artesian spring well sites delivered potable water through the combined imaginative use of natural and man-made resources which were vital to Clitheroe’s development from its Pre-Norman location within C10th Mercia (ruled by Earl Leofric - Lady Godiva’s husband) until the mid- C19th First Industrial Revolution.

This HOD 2024 tour will not cover Clitheroe’s third Pre-Norman site - Stock Well. HOD Visitors wishing to visit this site will be directed to it and provided with detailed information about it. Time constraints will not permit an accompanied visit with a CTWCC representative to Stock Well.

These attended visit are designed to promote a better appreciation of the significance of the ancient sites and assist this Campaign to secure a lasting and meaningful future for all three of this Listed Grade II, Heritage Assets at the heart of Clitheroe’s Conservation Area.

Timings & Tours

Saturday 07 September:

1000

Location & directions

Heald Well, Well Gate, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 2DS

Directions:

The attended visit will commence at Heald Well in Wellgate Clitheroe. The well is directly in front of the Dog & Partridge Inn and to the to the west of Wellgate Fisheries and the postcode is BB7 2DS. The second site is St Mary’s Well located in Well Terrace in front of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School and the postcode is BB7 2AG. Full details of both locations and how to get each on the day will be provided online.

Contact on day:

Steve Burke

Telephone number:

+447975518113

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking preferred

Booking conditions:

Attendance at this two site presentation preferably requires pre-booking (to avoid disappointment as numbers are restricted to 25 ) via CTWCC Secretary Steve Burke at one of the options listed below. (those visiting both sites will be provided with directions to St. Mary’s Well, approx. 10 min walk away)

Booking contact name:

Steve Burke

Booking telephone number:

+447975518113

Booking email:

[email protected]

Booking opens:

08 Aug 2024 12:00 AM

Booking closes:

06 Sep 2024 12:00 AM

Accessibility details

There are no specific access restrictions. This is a town Centre located event accessible via publicly adopted roads and footpaths with all the implications and responsibilities of such a location. The two sites to be visited are un-adopted and access into both well enclosures is via steps without the benefit of handrails.

Additional information

All the usual facilities are available with Clitheroe Town Centre and Conservation Area. This downloadable link to the Clitheroe Civic Society's Town Trail will also be provided by to enable visitors to take self-guided tours to the whole of Clitheroe’s Conservation Area and sites of significance at any time during the HOD 2024 festival and beyond.

Max no of people per tour:

25

Est. tour duration:

2 hour(s) 15 minute(s)

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