Maharajah's Well, Stoke Row

The hand-operated winding gear of the well, made by local iron founder Wilder of Wallingford in 1863.

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Maharajah's Well, Stoke Row

On the left of the picture is the ornate domed canopy of Maharajah's Well and at the right, the Warden's cottage (now a private residence). The well was built from an endowment funded by the Maharajah of Benares and was opened on Queen Victoria's birthday in 1864.

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Stoke Row, Buildings and Structures, Bygone Era, Oxfordshire

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St. John the Evangelist, Stoke Row

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Maharajah's Well, Elephant

The picture shows a wise-looking elephant atop the winding gear at Maharajah's Well. The exotic Indian theme must have been quite challenging to some of the residents of Stoke Row at the time.

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Bygone Era, Stoke Row, Oxfordshire

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Maharajah's Well at Stoke Row

The sight of this ornate Indian well in the Oxfordshire countryside is quite surprising. The well was completed in 1864 and was paid for by the Maharajah of Benares. Up to that time, Stoke Row did not have a good supply of drinking water. When the Maharajah heard of this from an Englishman, Mr Reade, who lived in the area, he provided funds for the well to be built.

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Maharajah's Well, the Warden's Cottage

This cottage was the home of the warden of Maharajah's Well. It is now a private house.

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