| Catalogue Finding Number | WYHER/12982 |
| Office record is held at | Historical Environment Record, West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service |
| Held Outside WYAS | THE RECORD DESCRIBED IS HELD AND ADMINISTERED BY THE WEST YORKSHIRE HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT RECORD PLEASE CONTACT THEM ON 0113 535 0157 IF YOU WISH TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO VIEW THIS RECORD |
| Title | Medieval Well Head, Police HQ, off Laburnum Road, Wakefield |
| Description | Well head. Possibly medieval
WYAAS holds a small archive relating to the medieval well head discovered in the grounds of the Wakefield police headquarters c.1997:
The site was archaeologically assessed by WYAS in 1997, the photographic images produced by the assessment are held by WYAAS (WYAS. 1997).
The City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council Transport and Engineering Department Design Services produced a reconstruction of the well head which indicated the council's proposals for the well head. The images depicts a circular shaft c.1.5m diameter. The top c.2m of the shaft is stone lined. The photographic images also depict a stone rubble wall. An oak lid and winding mechanism is also depicted (CWMDC Transport and Engineering Department Design Services. 1997).
A structures is visible on current online map resources which conforms to the plans above (https://maps.google.co.uk/. Web site accessed 21/11/2013). |
| Date | 21st century |
| Extent | contact the West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service for information on what is available |
| Level | Item |