Well dressed: the Derbyshire custom of well dressing is alive and well in Monyash, near Bakewell. This lifeboat theme was discovered by reader, Ernest Bidwell, who also spotted a collecting box in aid of the RNLI nearby. The designs which have a religious theme often take the artists a week to complete. They are made from flower petals, corn, sheep wool, coal and pebbles pressed on to a clay base and are created each year for the blessing of the well..