Surrei/ Wells and their Teachings. 



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I believe tliat this well was not successful in getting the 

 supply needed. 



Bermondsey (8 wells). 



Nos. 1 to 5 sunk and communicated by Messrs. S. F. Baker 

 & Sons, Further particulars from Mr. J. Lucas (Journ. Soc. Arts, 

 vol. XXV., p. 609). 



A'o. 1. — Lonrj Lane. Messrs. Hephurm. 1860. 

 About 12 feet above Ordnance Datum. 

 Shaft 80i feet ; the rest bored. 



Water-level, 1877, before pumping, 58 feet below surface; 

 reduced 20 feet by pumping. Yield over 4000 gallons per hour. 

 To chalk, 184 feet ; in chalk, 104^ feet ; total, 288^ feet. 



^Yo. 2. — Willoiv Walk. Beach's Tan-yard. 

 About 10 feet below Ordnance Datum. 

 Bored throughout. 



Water rose to a height of 3 to 4 feet from the surface. 

 To chalk, 111 feet. 



]\^o. 3. Market Street. Mr. Matthews, Leather-dresser. 1820. 



About 12 feet above Ordnance Datum. 



To chalk, 160 feet. . , . ,. 



Messrs. Baker think that there must be some mistake m this 

 depth, as it is close to the next well. Mr. Lucas gives it as 

 170 feet, and in chalk 60 feet. 



Xo. 4. — Ditto. Second well. 1876. 

 Peat and made ground 12 



[Valley Drift.] {^s^-^z^zzzz::::::. t 



r_ , ^1 n (Blue clay 61 



[London Uay.J | Pebbles (basement-bed) 2 



_ , n ( Coloured (mottled plastic) clay 42 



[Beading Beds.J jpebbles 7 



Green and grey [Thanet] Sand 42 



To chalk 181 



Xo. 5. Willow Walk. Messrs. Oastler <(- Palnier. 1862. 



About 9 feet above Ordnance Datum. 



Bored throughout. 



Supply about 100 gallons a minute. 



To chalk, 127 feet ; in chalk, 206 feet ; total, 833 feet. 



