There are a number of terms using the word picket that are found about... normally they are associated with military encampments (i.e picket line) where pickets were sentry posts. The military use of picket things, however derives from a picket being a stake like piece of wood (i.e. picket fence), used to secure boundaries.
I would have thought that a picket well was a well with a fence about it, but considering the brick structure you suggest, it could well be military in origin, but it could have originated with a fenced off well that became better protected....
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From: Issues related to Historic Environment Records on behalf of Pratt, Nigel
Sent: Tue 10/2/2007 2:34 PM
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Subject: Picket well
Hi Folks
Has anyone ever come across the term 'picket well'? The structure in question is about 8 feet high, made of brick and conically shaped (not unlike a bottle kiln) with a small wooden door at the bottom. It first appears on the third edition OS map, which in this part of Hampshire would date it to pre-1925.
Does the term merely mean a protected well or is there more to it? I haven't actually seen it but can email a photo to anyone interested.
Any help gratefully received.
Many thanks
Nigel
Nigel Pratt
Historic Data Manager
Archaeology & Historic Buildings
Landscape Planning and Heritage Group
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