St Patrick's Well, near Hest Bank, Lancaster

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225067

Reference identifier

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Title

St Patrick's Well, near Hest Bank, Lancaster

Place

Lancaster

General notes

"At the west side of Slyne, below the house called Belmont, is St. Patrick's Well. ' Tradition states that St. Patrick, when wrecked near Heysham, wandered northward, and being unable to obtain any water to quench his thirst, struck his staff into the ground, causing a spring to gush forth. The water is said to have a remarkable curative power in affections of the eyes." Victoria County History volume 8 page 136.

Medium

Photographic print

Colour

Monochrome

Original image size

14.93 x 10.19

Locator

EO2 LAN

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Subjects

HISTORY > Before Nineteenth Century

Place Names > Hest Bank

Place Names > Lancaster

TRADITIONS > Superstitions

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