C19th public drinking fountain built over ancient holy well dedicated to St Cedd who founded a monastery at Lastingham, North Yorkshire, in AD654.

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A C19th public drinking fountain built over an ancient holy well dedicated to St Cedd who founded a monastery at Lastingham in AD654. In main village street, beside bridge across Hole Beck, E of St Mary's church which stands on the site of Cedd's abbey. The Georgian fountain, supplied by mains water, was built using stone taken from the ruins of Rosedale Priory.

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Size: 3707px × 4995px
Location: St Cedd's Well, Lastingham, Kirkbymoorside, Pickering, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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