St Peters Well
What a most unusual find!
It's always a real pleasure to discover such unusual places, that have perhaps remaind either derelict or undiscovered for many years, I get really angry that thy will eventually be allowed to fall into total ruin!
Whilst many of us appreciate such sites of antiquity, and gain much satisfaction from viewing and photographing them; why oh why are they being allowed to fall into such ruin? Just as well so many photos and pictures are recorded on this wonderful group.
The UK has so many wonderful reminiscenes of our past we must all strive to see that they receive some recognition or protection. More and more of our green and pleasant land is now covered in motorway tarmac, Barratt Boxes, or reinforced concrete structures, fantastic old buildings that served us well for hundreds of years are going under the demolition mans hammer.
We have over two million unemployed people and well over 100,000 people in prison, not all of whom are dangerous! Wouldn't it be so nice if all this unharnessed labour could be brought into play to restore or at least preserve some of these icons of our heritage.
Many reasonable cases for preservation have been either ignored or thrown out - nearly all on grounds of cost or lack of funds. Manpower being the biggest chunk of the funds!
Manyplaces need little more than some TLC (cutting back vegitation, a coat of paint, or cleaning and repointing of brickwork) easy on small structures and there are so many of these worthy of preservation. I'm certainly not suggesting for one moment that we try and restore enormous sites of dereliction, such as Cane Hill Hospital or equally monumentous places, but smaller and gentle little structures such as this one wouldn't take much.
Just my own personal views, generated by my sadness at seeing such dereliction - what was the old proverb?
For want of a nail the battle was lost!
Best regards from
G G
