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Reopening an Ancient Well
Reopening an ancient well for the community.
Reopening an ancient well for the community.
The opening of Windy Cross Well In Great Torrington North Devon is a community led project with two objectives. These are ...
First is to get the ancient well under the floor of the pump-house to be functioning and producing drinking water by means of a hand pump.
Second is to have something beautiful to look at instead of the closed, forgotten and sorry looking pump-house we have had for decades.
If we can achieve both or just the second objective then we will have been successful.
First Task
First Task
To Remove the stones from the entrance to see what lies beyond.
This was done in May 2026.
Current Task
Current Task
Assessing the condition of the well under the floor.
This is on going and will take a while.
Future Plan 1
Future Plan 1
Once we deem the water to be safe we will install a practial but beautiful hand pump and drain.
Future Plan 2
Future Plan 2
We will add hand forged beautiful gates, like it once had.
This will be the case, even if the water from the well is not going to be viable.
Swipe through these images to see our team removing the blocks from the entrance.
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Where is Windy Cross Well?
You'll find Windy Cross Well at the junction of South Street and Halsdon Terrace at the very top of Mill Street, Great Torrington. Post code is EX38 8DY.
It's a very easy, level, walk from South Street car park which is clearly signposted from the main roads.
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