Crich wells, troughs and Holy Wells

Crich Holy Wells

Walking along the footpath from Stony Way (which leads off Coast Hill), near to the path to Dowie Way is an ancient holy well.. The field unsurprisingly is known as Holywell Field. Walking along the track from Dowie Way,which was re-stoned a few years ago, the well well is straight over the 'Coast Hill' track about 40 ft from the junction.

Google Map – satellite view

Google map of Holywell field

 

Photos courtesy Peter Holden

Crich holy well

Crich holy well

Crich holy well

 

Photos courtesy Roger Phipp

Holy well at Crich

Holy well at Crich

 


Shuckstone Holywell

Photo courtesy George Wigglesworth

Shuckstone Holywell

This is in the same field as Shuckstone Cross


Crich Market Place Troughs

Photo Peter Patilla

Crich market place troughs

These troughs are of great antiquity


Trough on Carr Lane

Photo courtesy Peter Holden

trough on Carr Lane

Trough on Carr Lane.
This was part of the 2017 Well Dressing with the Ram Furniture contribution


Trough on Top Lane, Whatstandwell

Photo Peter Patilla

trough on Middle lane, Whatstandwell

Trough on Top Lane, Whatstandwell


Trough near Gratten's Bridge

With Thanks to Ken Hawley

Close to Gratten's Bridge over the Cromford Canal is an interesting water trough dated about 1794. The footpath beside the trough leads up into Chase Woods.

From Google Earth maps

site of Grattons Bridge

Photo Peter Patilla

photo of trough on Grattons Bridge


Troughs no more

Photo from the Geoff Dawes archive

Trough on Fritchley Green

Water trough on Fritchley Green opposite the Congregational Chapel