Record

TitleThe Waxwell, Waxwell Lane, Pinner, 1933
RepositoryHarrow Local History Collection & Archive
Ref NoGB1102/LHC/4/2/1/12
Alt Ref No1190SE
MakerMiddlesex Advertiser & County Gazette
DateSeptember 1933
DescriptionBlack and white photographic print showing the Waxwell, Waxwell Lane, Pinner, with gates and path/road in the background. Note on back in pencil and "UXBRIDGE" photograph label with print information on back.
CommentsFrom the Harrow Heritage Trust plaque later installed: "Name was first recorded in 1274 as "Wakeswell". Thought to mean Waecce's Spring. Until the mid-19th Century the well was the most important source of water in Pinner Village and reputed to have healing properties."
FormatPhotograph
CategoryPhotographs
Related MaterialReprint of GB1102/LHC/4/2/1/13
LevelItem
LocationIn Storage
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