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I will put the possible redevelopment of Jacob's Well on the SRF news page. (www.thespas.co.uk) Bruce >From: Katy Jordan <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: for students of holy wells and waterlore ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Jacob's Well, Bristol, threatened by redevelopment >Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 17:31:24 +0000 > >I have just heard that Jacob's Well, Bristol, and the complex >water-courses associated with it, plus a nearby historic garden, are >under threat of redevelopment (housing). Local residents and the Temple >Local History Group are trying to get the local council and >archaeological service to recognise the importance of the well and its >environs, and protect it. It is a mediaeval Jewish ritual bath, a >mikveh (as we said in emails only last week) and unique in this country. > >One way forward might be to get it scheduled as an ancient monument, but >initial approaches to English Heritage have been discouraging. I have >suggested contacting as many local conservation groups as possible, and >also wells conservation groups like the Wellsprings Fellowship. > >But I have little experience in this area. What can list members who >have experience in wells conservation suggest? What can be done to make >people sit up and take notice? > >Katy > >-- >Katy Jordan >Faculty Librarian, Engineering & Design >Library & Learning Centre >University of Bath >BATH BA2 7AY >Tel: 01225-826826 X5612 >------------------------------------------- >http://www.bath.ac.uk/~liskmj/home.htm >------------------------------------------- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Discover the Spas Research Fellowship at: www.thespas.co.uk and the world's leading Spas and Health Resorts Directory at: www.thespasdirectory.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.