The well was installed in 1902 and was made by Alfons Vernieuwe. It is a simple natural stone well with, on one side, a lion’s head with open mouth. The wrought-iron crowning consists of four partially twisted uprights, connected at the top by a copper band and by a crown of delicate floral and foliate ornament.
The well has been a protected monument since 28 March 2002. It is in a good state of preservation.
This neo-Gothic well was built in 1902 to a design by the Bruges city architect Charles De Wulf. It is a natural stone well, topped with an elegant and finely crafted wrought-iron superstructure.
In connection with a proposed change to the building line along part of Sint-Jakobsstraat, it was suggested in 1900 that the old underground natural stone pump be moved. Since many people, however, considered it ugly, it was proposed to replace it altogether. After insistence by city architect Charles De Wulf (1865–1904), the decision was made to install an above-ground well.
