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⇒ Cover ⇒ Preface ⇒ Introduction ⇒ The visit ⇒ Weymouth map c.1930 ⇒ Portland map c.1930 ⇒ Works quoted ⇒ Postface |
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A visit to the Weymouth Sands of John Cowper Powys [ ⇒ return... ] |
THE WISHING WELL"Upwey lies in a prettily wooded valley. The famous Wishing Well will be found at the far end of the village, by the church. It is customary for visitors to drink of the spring, and the Prince of Wales did so during his tour in 1924. The water is cold as ice even in the hottest summer, and is provided free of charge and served ty the two oldest women of the village. The well is surrounded and completely shaded by trees, forming a delightful dell, in refreshing contrast to the main Dorchester road. Motorists and cyclists who are going on to Dorchester would do well to leave Upwey by the short steep road leading up to the main Dorchester road, and then turn slightly to the left by the Royal Oak Inn, with a very sharp climb uphill. From the high ground Dorchester is seen in the distance, between three and four miles away, along a perfectly straight road which dates from Roman days. Trees on either side of the road lend shade and picturesqueness to the scene. It is a long gradual descent into Dorchester. One and a half miles short of the town, a detour to the left should be made to visit the famous Maiden Castle, a hill crowned with ancient earth-works." (Ward, Lock and Co, Weymouth, Portland, Dorchester and South Dorset, c. 1930.) |
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