Volunteers celebrate the restoration of Codsall Lepra

The restoration of a historical well was celebrated by volunteers with the establishment of a badge.

According to local stories, lepers would be preserved in a church in Codsall, Staffordshire, a blessing and then sent to the sulfur -shaped water of the fountain.

Records indicate that the landmark in Gunstone in class II was used for the first time in the 17th century, but has been overgrown with hedges and undergrowth in recent years.

In the past 12 months, a small team of village residents overturned the area and the badge and the badge together with Bears information about its history.

The volunteers, who were supported by a local landowner, a construction company and converting experts, came from the nearby Brewood and Codsall.

The landowner, Charlie Giffard of Chillington Hall, said that he was pleased that visitors could now learn something about the fountain, and hoped that one day the fountain could be opened properly again.

The volunteers said they hoped that local schools would attend as part of their history.

Historical England said the tradition of the Christian Holy Fountain could be attributed to the 6th century, but some could continue to trace their origin.

It was said that the number of holy wells was not known, but it believed that there could be at least 600 all over the country.

The leper good in Gunstone and his connections to the nearby church showed the connection between this fountain and religion, he added.