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Date of photo: 1977	Picture source: Michael Croxford
The Well was situated at 181 Stevenage Road. The grade-II listed building was originally the pest house hence its location on the outskirts of town. When it was first a pub it was called The New Found Out. It was renovated and named The Wishing Well initially before becoming The Well.
Source: Darkstar
Listed building details:
Said to have been formerly the Pest House. C17- C18 origin, red brick gabled north wing, modern south wing. The north wing is of 2 storeys and attics with diagonal brick gables, band below and carried over the upper storey window of the side elevations; tiled roofs with gabled dormer on south east side. South gabled front has partly blocked original window in gable, large upper storey window opening with cambered head, partly filled in, band, window opening on ground floor. The north west side has 2 very large blocked upper storey windows.
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