St Rumbold's Well at Astrop, Buckinghamshire

Astrop is a village next to King's Sutton, near Banbury. Its medicinal spring with large iron deposits was discovered after the Civil War, and by the late 17th Century it had been enclosed in a well, known as St Rumbold's Well. The well became famous as a resort for wealthy invalids, attracting people from across the country to take the waters until around 1815, when its popularity began to wane. The name comes from St Rumbold, a 7th Century Saxon saint who was born in King's Sutton, crying out loudly at the moment of birth that he was a Christian.
Roger Makins was a British Diplomat who was Ambassador to the United States (1953-6). As a collector he is best known for his Collection of Pre-Raphaelite Art but he also put together a fine collection of Early British Drawings, the majority purchased from the prestigious London dealers Agnew’s and Spink.