Chapter VII (2)

+-------------+-------+-------------+----------------------------------------+ | | | | Depth. | | Name of | | +-------+-------+-------+-------+--------| | Place. |County.| Locality. | of | of |in Ter-| in |to Water| | | | |Shaft. | Bore. |tiary |Chalk. | from | | | | | | |Strata.| |Surface.| | | | +-------+-------+-------+-------+--------+ | | | | Remarks. | +-------------+-------+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+--------+ | | | | feet. | feet. | feet. | feet. | feet. | |Abridge | E. |Brewery | 100 | 190 | 290 | -- | 30 | | | | |London Clay, 280 feet. | | | | | | | | | | |Acton | M. |Mr. | | | | | | | | |Engleheart's | -- | -- | 284 | 119 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Mr. Wood's | -- | -- | 315 | 135 | 40 | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto, East| " |Mr. Davis's | -- | -- | 267 | 68 | | | | | | | | | | | |Albany Street| " |London | -- | -- | 182 | 125 | -- | | | | |100 feet O.D. | | | | | | | | | | |Aldershot | H. | -- -- | -- | -- | 194 | -- | -- | | Place | | |260 feet O.D. | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " | -- -- | -- | -- | 148 | 69-1/2| -- | | | | |245 feet O.D. | | | | | | | | | | |Amwell End | Herts.|New River | 72 |347-3/4| 36 |383-3/4| -- | | | |Company |Yield about 2,500,000 gallons a day. | | | | | | | | | | |Arlesey | B. |Asylum | 100 | 365 | 7 | 120 | -- | | | | |233 feet O.D.; water rises into shaft; | | | | | yield 2640 gallons an hour. | | | | | | | | | | |Ash | S. |S.W. Railway | -- | 600 | 370 | 230 | -- | | | |Station |290 feet O.D. | | | | | | | | | | |Bank of | M. |London | 137 |197-1/2| 234-1/2| 100 | 88 | | England | | |About 27 feet T.; yield, 35 gallons | | | | | a minute. | | | | | | | | | | |Bagshot | S. |Orphan Asylum| 123 | 523 | 646 | -- | -- | | | | |Last 192 feet London Clay. | | | | | | | | | | |Balham Hill | " |Near Clapham | -- | -- | 347 | -- | -- | | | |Common |Last 40 feet Thanet sands. | | | | | | | | | | |Barking | E. |Byfron's | 140 | -- | 140 | -- | 30 | | | | |Bottom in hard pebbles. | | | | | | | | | | |Barnet, East | Herts.|Lion's Down | 122 | 270 | 162 | 230 | 130 | | | | |Shaft half steined, half iron cylinders.| | | | | | | | | | | Ditto, New | " |Near Railway | 137 | 302 | 159 | 280 | 130 | | | |Station | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Battersea | S. |Jones's Works| 249 | -- | 249 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Beaufoy's | 240 | -- | 240 | -- | -- | | | |Works |Yield said to equal 15,000 gallons a | | | | | day. | | | | | | | | | | |Bearwood |Berks. |Mr. Walters's| -- | -- | 350 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |Beaumont |Herts. |Near Cheshunt|183-1/2| -- | 126-1/2| 57 | | |Green | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Belleisle | M. |Pashes and | -- | -- | 185 | 118 | 118 | | | |Co.'s | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Berkeley | " |London | 160 | 156 | 224 | 92 | 80 | |Square | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Bermondsey | S. |Crimscott | -- | -- | 120 | -- | -- | | | |Street |9 feet O.D.; yield plentiful. | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Donkin's | -- | 232 | 91-1/2 |140-1/2| 16 | | | |Works |Yield 30 gallons a minute. | | | | | | | | | | |Berry Green |Herts. |Hadham | 40 | 20 | 60 | -- | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |Bexley | K. |Brickfield | 65 | 110 | 129-1/4| 45-3/4| 60 | | | | | | | | | | |Bishop |Herts. |Waterworks | 160 | 140 | 116-1/2|183-1/2| 140 | |Stortford | | |Supply 10,000 gallons a minute. | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Hockerill | 85 | 125 | 90 | 120 | 78 | | | | |Good supply. | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |New Road | | 77 | -- | 56 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |Blackfriars | M. |Apothecaries'| -- | -- | 218 | 76 | | | | |Hall | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Blackheath | K. |Near Enfield | -- | -- | 109 | 30 | | | | |Terrace | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Boston Heath | " |Near | -- | -- | 130 | 70 | | | | |Woolwich | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Bow | M. |Starch Works | 176 | 148 | 174 | 150 | | | | | | | | | | | |Boxley Wood | K. |Near |386-1/2|213-1/2| 3 | 600 | -- | | | |Maidstone |382 feet T.; last 78-1/2 feet in chalk, | | | | | marl, and gault. | | | | | | | | | | |Braintree | E. |Near Pod's | 55 | 190 | 228 | 7 | 216 | | | |Brook |Yield, 11,500 gallons an hour. | | | | | | | | | | |Brentford | M. |Brewery | 30 | 338 | 315 | 53 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |Bromley | K. |Gas Works | 50 | 120 | 150 | 20 | -- | | | | |Supply abundant. | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Widmore Kiln | 52 | 98 | 140 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | | Ditto | 55 | 85 | 120 | 10 | 61 | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Tylney Road | 77 | 85 | 137 | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Waterworks | -- | -- | 70 | 180 | -- | | | | |Yield, 500 to 600 gallons a minute. | | | | | | | | | | |Broxbourne |Herts. | -- -- | 84 | -- | 84 | 6 | -- | | | | |Water overflowed. | | | | | | | | | | |Bushey | " |Near | 142 | 24 | 145 | 21 | | | | |Watford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Camberwell | S. |The Grove | -- | -- | 208 | 300-1/2| 90 | | | | | | | | | | |Camden | M. |L. and N.W. | 180 | 220 | 234 | 166 | 150 | |Station | |Railway |100 foot O.D. | | | | | | | | | | |Camden Town | M. |Pickford's | -- | -- | 215 | 82 | 120 | | | | |Good supply. | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Whitaker's | 235 | 75 | 210 | 90 | 190 | | | |Brewery | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Canterbury | K. |Orphan Asylum| -- | -- | 145 | -- | 120 | | | | | | | | | | |Caterham | S. |Waterworks | -- | -- | 89 | 349 | -- | | | | |709 feet T.; through chalk, and 39 feet | | | | | into upper greensand. | | | | | | | | | | |Chelmsford | E. |Moulsham | 200 | 368 | 366 | 202 | 76 | | | | |Water overflowed at first. | | | | | | | | | | |Cheshunt |Herts. |New River | 144 | 27 |107-1/2| 63-1/2| 120 | | | |Company |Yield, 702,000 gallons a day. | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Theobald's | 71 |131-1/2|121-1/2| 81 | 65 | | | |Park | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Chiswell | M. |Whitbread's | 183 | 150 | 183 | 150 | 132 | |Street | |Brewery | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Chiswick | " |Griffin | 204 | 200 | 297 | 107 | -- | | | |Brewery |Yield, 14 gallons a minute. | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Lamb Brewery | 203 | 194 | 293 | 104 | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " | Ditto | 8 | 339 | 297 | 50 | | | | | | | | | | | |Clewer Green |Berks. |Capt. Winter-| | | | | | | | |bottom's | 42 | 294 | 270 | 66 | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Wycombe | 20 | 246 | 169 | 97 | | | | |Cottage | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Colnbrook | M. |Paper Mills | -- | -- | 207 | 175 | -- | | | | |Water found at 203 feet down. | | | | | | | | | | |Colney Hatch | " |Asylum | 137 | 193 | 189 | 141 | | | | | | | | | | | |Covent Garden| " |Market | 140 | 218 | 260 | 98 | 120 | | | | |70 feet O.D. | | | | | | | | | | |Cricklewood | " |Near | 225 | 85 | 291 | 19 | 110 | | | |Hampstead |157 feet T. | | | | | | | | | | |Croydon | S. |Well for | 77 | -- | 11 | 62 | -- | | | |Local Board |Yield 1,500,000 gallons a day. | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |New Well | -- | -- | 15 | 137 | 11-1/2 | | | | | | | | | | |Dartford | K. |Paper Mills | 34 | 49 | 33 | 50 | -- | |Creek | | |Supply good. | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " | Ditto | 10 |240-1/2| 30 |220-1/2| 2 | | | | | | | | | | |Denham |Bucks. |Tile House | 110 | 85 | 67 | 128 | 85 | | | | | | | | | | |Deptford | K. |Waterworks | 27 | -- | 14 | 13 | -- | | | | |20 feet O.D. | | | | | | | | | | |Dulwich | S. |Champion | -- | -- | 210 | 298 | | | | |Hill | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |East Ham | |Beckton Gas | | | | | | |Level | E. |Works | 25 | 175 | 117 | 83 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |Edgware | M. |Mr. Day's | -- | -- | 290 | 45 | 40 | | | | | | | | | | |Edgware Road | " |The Hyde | -- | -- | 101 | 37 | | | | | | | | | | | |Edlesborough |Bucks. |Well, near | -- | 301 | -- | -- | 70 | | | |Mill |6-inch bore; through 50 feet of chalk | | | | | marl to lower greensand. | | | | | | | | | | |Eltham | K. |Dr. King's | 46 | -- | 46 | -- | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |The Moat | 110 | -- | 100 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Mr. Tuck's | 44 | 123 |122-1/2| 44-1/2| 25 | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Well Hall | -- | 107 | 104 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto Park | " | -- -- | -- | -- | 122 | 94 | 170 | | | | | | | | | | |Enfield Lock | E. |Small Arms | 45 |239-1/2|152-1/2| 132 | 4 | | | |Factory | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Epping | " |Waterworks | 275 | 129 | 400 | 4 | 260 | | | | |Slow spring. | | | | | | | | | | |Erith | K. |Mineral Oil | 166 | -- | 146 | 20 | | | | |Company | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Farnham | S. |Near Hale | 176 | -- | 80 | 96 | | | | |Farm | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Fleet Street | M. |London, | 100 | 225 | 100 | 225 | | | | |Shoe Lane | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Fulmer |Bucks. |J. Kay's | 85 | -- | 47-3/4| 37-1/4| -- | | | | |Through gravel and Reading beds. | | | | | | | | | | |Golden Lane | M. |Baths and | 158 | -- |151-1/2| 6-1/2| -- | | | |Washhouses |65 feet O.D. | | | | | | | | | | |Gravesend | K. |Church Street| 10 | 234 | 120 | 124 | 8 | | | | |Supply good and abundant. | | | | | | | | | | |Greenwich | " |Brewery | 22 | 158 | 80 | 100 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |East Street | 189 | -- | 159 | 30 | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Hospital | 155 | 150 |124-1/2|180-1/2| 19 | | | |Brewery | 7 feet T.; supply 120 gallons a minute.| | | | | | | | | | |Hackney Road | M. |Wiltshire | 96 |315-3/4|152-3/4| 259 | 80 | | | |Brewery | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Haggerstone | " |Imperial Gas |118-1/2| 302 |164-1/2| 256 | | | | |Works | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Hainault | E. | -- -- | 165 | -- | 110 | 55 | | |Forest | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Halstead | " |The White | -- | -- | 170 | 30 | | | | |Hart | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Hammersmith | M. |Average of | -- | -- | 245 | 68 | -- | | | |four wells |Yield, 16 gallons a minute. | | | | | | | | | | |Hampstead | " |Lower Heath | 320 | 130 | 378 | 72 | -- | | | | |Now not used. | | | | | | | | | | |Hampstead | " |Eagle | 138 | 94 | 146 | 86 | 147 | |Road | |Brewery | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Reservoir | 244 | -- | 152 | 92 | 106 | | | | |77 feet T. | | | | | | | | | | |Hanwell | " |Asylum | 230 | 90 | 290 | 30 | -- | | | | |Water to surface. | | | | | | | | | | |Harrow | " |Waterworks |193-1/2| 219 |158-1/2| 254 | 125 | | | | |226 feet O.D. | | | | | | | | | | |Haverstock | |Orphan | 230 | 160 | 312 | 78 | 196 | |Hill | " |School |176 feet O.D. | | | | | | | | | | |Hayes | " |Dawley | 19 | 300 | 231 | 88 | 27 | | | |Court | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Hendon | " |Mr. Booth's | -- | -- | 244 | 132 | 76 | | | | | | | | | | |Highbury | " |Brewery | 104 | 210 | 180 | 134 | 95 | | | | |Yield, 1000 gallons an hour. | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |New Park | 136 | 113 | 199 | 50 | | | | | | | | | | | |Hoddesdon |Herts. |New River | 52 | 234 |24-1/2 |261-1/2| 2 | | | |Company | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Holloway | M. | -- -- | 140 | 200 | 240 | 100 | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |City Prison | -- | -- | 217 | 102 | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Hanley Road | -- | -- | 67 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Redcap Lane | -- | -- | 210 | 90 | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Islington | 234 | 306 | 299 | 250 | | | | |Workhouse | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Hornsey | " |Near Church | -- | -- | 202 | 48 | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |The Priory | -- | -- | 225 | -- | 70 | | | | | | | | | | |Horselydown | S. |Anchor | 100 | 162 | 158 | 104 | 50 | | | |Brewery | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Hoxton | M. | -- -- | 152 | 10 | 151 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |Hyde Park | " |St. | 200 |137-1/4|319-1/4| 18 | 100 | |Corner | |George's |50 foot O.D.; yield, 3300 gallons | | | |Hospital | an hour. | | | | | | | | | | |Ickenham | " |Public Well | 64 | 80 | 64 | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | |Isle of Dogs | " |Oil Mills | 27 | 337 |124-1/2|239-1/2| 10 | | | | | | | | | | |Isle of Grain| K. |Fort | 180 | 140 | 320 | -- | 20 | | | | |21 feet O.D. | | | | | | | | | | |Isleworth | M. |Sion House | -- | -- | 420 | 115 | -- | | | | |Water overflowed at the rate of 5 | | | | | gallons a minute. | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Mr. | -- | 327 | 327 | -- | -- | | | |Wilmot's |Water rose above surface. | | | | | | | | | | |Islington | |Webb's | -- | 320 | 176 | 144 | 200 | |Green | " |Mineral | | | | | | | | |Water Works | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Kensington | " |Brewery | -- | -- | 197 | -- | -- | | | | |16 feet T. | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Britannia | | | | | | | | |Brewery | 100 | 170 | 270 | -- | 88 | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Horticultural| 200 | 201 | 317 | 84 | 100 | | | |Society |60 feet O.D. | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Workhouse | -- | -- | 270 | 100 | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | | | | | | | | | Gardens | " |Serpentine | 263 | 58 |263-1/4| 57-3/4| 105 | | | | | 60 feet O.D.; yield, 250 gallons a | | | | | minute. | | | | | | | | | | |Kentish Town | " |Waterworks | 539 | 763 |324-1/2|644-3/4| -- | | | | |Through London clay, 236 feet; London | | | | | tertiaries, 88-1/2 feet; chalk, | | | | | 644-3/4 feet; upper greensand, 13-3/4 | | | | | feet; gault, 130-1/2 feet; and into | | | | | lower greensand (?), 188-1/2 feet. | | | | | | | | | | |Kilburn | " |Brewery | 250 | 30 | 235 | 45 | 150 | | | | | | | | | | |Kingsbury | " |Brent | 101 | 139 | 132 | 108 | | | | |Reservoir | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Kingston- | S. |Brook | 90 | 380 | 371 | 99 | -- | |on-Thames | |Street |25 feet O.D.; yield, about 44,000 | | | | | gallons a day. | | | | | | | | | | |Knightsbridge| M. | -- -- | 240 | -- | 240 | -- | 50 | | | | | | | | | | |Lambeth | S. |Beaufoy's | 100 | 275 | 201 | 174 | -- | | | |Vinegar Works|Yield, 92 gallons a minute. | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |South Lambeth| 25 | 166 | 187 | 4 | | | | |Road | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Bethlehem | 30 | 161 | 191 | 20 | 15 | | | |Hospital | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Lion Brewery,| -- | -- | 245 | 173 | 40 | | | |Belvedere | | | | | | | | |Road | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Duke Street, | 26 | 184 | 210 | | | | | |Street, | | | | | | | | |Clowes & | | | | | | | | |Sons' | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Lea Bridge | M. |Waterworks | 118 | -- | 100 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | |Leicester | " | | | | | | | |Square | |Alhambra | 150 | 195 | 244 | 101 | | | | | | | | | | | |Limehouse | " |Johnson's, | 90 | 110 | 190 | 10 | | | | |Commercial | | | | | | | | |Road | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Brewery, | -- | -- |139-1/2| | | | | |Fore Street | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Liquorpond | " |Reid's |222-1/2| 40 | 136 |126-1/2| 121 | |Street | |Brewery |70 feet O.D.; yield, 277,200 gallons in | | | | | 24 hours. | | | | | | | | | | |Long Acre | " |Combe & Co.'s| 263 | 228 | 223 | 268 | -- | | | |Brewery |70 feet O.D.; yield, 90 gallons a minute| | | | | | | | | | |Loughton | E. | -- -- | -- | 535 | 324 | 211 | 90 | | | | |No water from chalk. | | | | | | | | | | |Lower Morden | S. |On the Green | 20 | 365 | 340 | 45 | -- | | | | |Water to surface. | | | | | | | | | | |Luton | B. |Waterworks | 50 | 272 | -- | 322 | | | | | | | | | | | |Maldon | E. |Waterworks | 234 | -- | 234 | -- | -- | | | | |Entirely through London clay. | | | | | | | | | | |Margate | K. |Cobb's | 31 | 243 | -- | 374 | | | | |Brewery | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Marylebone | M. |London; | 186 | 101 | 232 | 55 | 156 | |Road | |a Brewery | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Mile End | " |Mann's | 195 | -- | 185 | 10 | | | | |Brewery | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Charrington's| 204 | -- | 202 | 2 | 103 | | | |Brewery |33-1/2 feet T.; yield, 60,000 to 70,000 | | | | | gallons a day. | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto Road | M. |City of | -- | -- | 175 | 10 | | | | |London Union | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Millbank | " |Distillery | 115 | 190 | 205 | 100 | 70 | | | | |Level of T. | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Westminster | -- | -- | 225 | 70 | -- | | | |Brewery |5-1/2 feet T. | | | | | | | | | | |Mitcham | S. |Nightingale's| -- | 211 | 189 | 22 | | | | |Factory | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Monkham Park | E. |Near Waltham | 225 | 125 | 304 | 76 | 50 | | | |Abbey | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Mortlake | S. |Mortlake | 30 | 288 | 287 | 31 | 50 | | | |Brewery |Yield, 14,000 gallons a day. | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Mr. Randell's| -- | 365 | 315 | 50 | | | | | | | | | | | |New Cross | K. |Naval School | 50 | 130 | 125 | 55 | 60 | | | | | | | | | | |Northolt | M. |Near Harrow | 12 | 228 | 180 | 60 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |Notting Dale | " |Near Notting | -- | -- | 244 | 12 | | | | |Hill | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Notting Hill | " |Mr. Knight's | -- | -- | 230 | 200 | | | | | | | | | | | |Old Kent Road| S. |Welsh Ale | -- | -- | 30 | 170 | -- | | | |Brewery |10 feet O.D. | | | | | | | | | | |Old Windsor |Berks. |Pelham Place | -- | -- | 222 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |The Union | 60 | 180 | 240 | 47 | | | | | | | | | | | |Orange Street| M. |Back of | | | | | | | | |National | | | | | | | | |Gallery | 174 | 126 | 250 | 50 | 115 | | | | |42 feet T. | | | | | | | | | | |Oxford Street| " |Star Brewery | 166 | 170 | 158 | 178 | | | | | | | | | | | |Peckham | S. |Marlborough | -- | -- | 100 | 123 | | | | |House | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Penge | " |Palace | 250 | 310 | 358 | 202 | 90 | | | |Grounds | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Pentonville | M. |Brewery, |219-1/2| -- |219-1/2| 45 | 180 | | | |Caledonian |To chalk. | | | |Road | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Prison | 170 |200-1/2|219-1/2| 151 | | | | | | | | | | | |Pimlico | " |Cubitt's | 188 | -- | 188 | -- | -- | | | |Works |2 feet T. | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Brewer Street| 30 | 368 | 271 | 127 | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Simpson's | -- | -- | 231 | 100 | 36 | | | |Factory |1 foot T. | | | | | | | | | | |Pinner | " |Hatch End | 140 | -- | 60 | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | |Plaistow | E. |Odam's Manure| -- | -- |170-1/2| 128 | | | | |Works | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Ponders End | M. |London Jute | 4 | 399 |112-1/2|290-1/2| -- | | | |Company |Water overflows. | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Crape Works | 20 | 42 | 62 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Local Board | -- | -- | 106 | 96-1/2| | | | |(Speller) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Waterworks | 23 | 181 | 97 | 107 | -- | | | | |43 feet T. | | | | | | | | | | |Pudsey Hall | E. |Near | 297 | -- | 297 | -- | -- | | | |Canewdon |Water abundant and good. | | | | | | | | | | |Ratcliffe | M. |Queen's Head | -- | -- | 160 | 200 | | | | |Brewery | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Marine | 16 | 236 | 150 | 102 | | | | |Brewery | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Ravenhill's | -- | 137 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Regent's Park| " |Colosseum | 150 | 100 | 171 | 79 | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Mr. Day's | -- | -- | 184 | 216 | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Zoological | 183 | 91 | 224 | 50 | 120 | | | |Gardens |Yield, 90,000 gallons a day. | | | | | | | | | | |Richmond | S. |Old | -- | -- | 276 | 103 | | | | |Waterworks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Star and | -- | -- | 416 | 76 | | | | |Garter | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Romford | E. |Ind, Coope, | 155 | -- | 145 | 10 | | | | |& Co. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Rotherhithe | S. |Brandram's | 30 | 222 | 107 | 145 | 27 | | | |Works |Yield, 100,000 gallons in 12 hours. | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Tunnel | -- | -- | 125 | 135 | -- | | | |Flour Mills |15 feet O.D.; yield, 80 gallons a | | | | | minute. | | | | | | | | | | |Ruislip | M. |Near "The | 15 | 90-3/4| 75-3/4| 30 | -- | | | |George" |Water to surface. | | | | | | | | | | |Saffron | E. | -- -- | -- | -- | -- | 1000 | | |Walden | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Sandhurst |Berks. |Well at | -- | 603 | -- | -- | -- | | | |College |Trial boring; chalk reached. | | | | | | | | | | |Sandwich | K. |The Bank | 70 | -- | 62 | 8 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | |Sheerness | " |Waterworks | 300 | 84 | 384 | -- | -- | | | | |5-1/2 feet O.D.; yield, 10,000 gallons | | | | | an hour. | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Dockyard | 330 | 125 | 455 | -- | 53 | | | | |Yield, 675 gallons an hour. | | | | | | | | | | |Shoreditch | M. |Truman's | 300 | 230 | 199 | 331 | 120 | | | |Brewery |Yield, 7-1/2 gallons a minute. | | | | | | | | | | |Shorne Meade | | | | | | | | |Fort | K. |Near | 112 | -- | 77-1/2| 34-1/2| | | | |Gravesend | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Shortlands | " |Near | 59 | 150 | 109 | 100 | 61 | | | |Bromley |Yield, 1000 gallons an hour. | | | | | | | | | | |Slough |Bucks. |Eton Union | 28 | 103 | 107 | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Royal Nursery| -- | -- | 94 | 17-1/2| | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Upton Park | -- | -- |102-1/4|170-1/4| | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Waterworks | 117 | -- | 90 | 27 | 7 | | | | |Heading into chalk. | | | | | | | | | | |Smithfield | M. |Booth's | -- | -- | 230 | 70 | 70 | | | |Distillery | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Southend | E. |Waterworks | 417 | -- | 417 | -- | 100 | | | | |Old well. | | | | | | | | | | |Southwark | S. |Barclay's | 115 | 288 | 212 | 211 | -- | | | |Brewery |Level of T.; yield, 300 gallons a | | | | | minute. | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Guy's | 132 | 173 | 196 | 109 | 84 | | | |Hospital |2 feet T.; yield, 33 gallons a minute. | | | | | | | | | | |Staines | M. |Ashby's | -- | -- | 369 | 154 | -- | | | |Brewery |Water to surface. | | | | | | | | | | |Stifford | E. |S.E. of | 63 | -- | 33 | 30 | | | | |Church | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Stockwell | S. |Waltham's | 100 | 210 | 210 | 100 | 46 | |Green | |Brewery |Yield, 33 gallons a minute. | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Hammerton's | 25 | 186 | 211 | 154 | -- | | | |Brewery |Yield, 46 gallons a minute. | | | | | | | | | | |Stratford | E. |Great Eastern| 56 | 344 | 106 | 294 | | | | |Works | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Savill Bros.'|112-1/2| -- |109-1/2| 3 | | | | |Brewery | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Langthorn | 60 | 395 | 132 | 323 | -- | | | |Chemical |Supply abundant. | | | |Works | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Streatham | S. |The Common | 100 | 185 | 285 | | | | | | | | | | | | |Sudbury | M. |London and | 200 | -- | 120 | 80 | | | | |North-Western| | | | | | | | |Rail. Station| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Tottenham | " |Warne's | -- | -- | 147 | 104 | | | | |Works | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Long Water | -- | -- |149-1/2|101-1/2| | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Tottenham | -- | 253 | 153 | 100 | | | | |Hall | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Tottenham | |Meux's | 188 | 622 | 156 | 654 | -- | |Court Road | " |Brewery |85 feet O.D.; yield, 12-1/2 gallons | | | | | a minute. | | | | | | | | | | |Tower Hill | " |Royal Mint |195-1/2| 202 |195-1/2| 202 | 80 | | | | | | | | | | |Trafalgar | " |London | 168 | 228 | 248 | 148 | -- | |Square | | |Yield, 450 gallons a minute. | | | | | | | | | | |Upchurch | K. |Burntwick | -- | 236 | 236 | | | | | |Island | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Milford Hope | -- | 304 | 210 | 94 | -- | | | |Marshes |Good supply at bottom. | | | | | | | | | | |Upper Thames | M. |City of | 90 | 415 | 210 | 295 | 10 | |Street | |London | | | | | | | | |Brewery | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Uxbridge | " |The Dolphin | 121 | -- | 81-1/2| 39-1/2| 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Near Market | -- | -- | 104 | 28 | 15-1/2 | | | |Place | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Page's Lane | 98 | -- | 98 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Town Well | -- | -- | 109 | 30 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Near | 24 | 84 | 108 | -- | 19 | | | |"King's Arms"|To chalk. | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |New Year's | 63 | -- | 63 | -- | 51 | | | |Green Farm | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Hurdle Yard | 78 | 39-1/2| 78 | 39-1/2| | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Near Meeting | 41-1/2|109-1/2| 115 | 36 | 39 | | | |House | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |The Union | 51 | 162 | 175 | 38 | 29 | | | | | | | | | | |Vauxhall | S. |Burnett's | 140 | 186 | 224 | 102 | 55 | | | |Distillery |Yield, 80 gallons a minute. | | | | | | | | | | |Waltham Abbey| E. |Brewery | 164 | -- | 160 | 4 | -- | | | | |Water supply from bed of sand. | | | | | | | | | | |Walthamstow | " |East London | -- | -- | 152 | 140 | -- | |Marsh | |Waterworks |15 feet T. | | | | | | | | | | |Wandworth | S. |Young & | 170 | 164 | 274 | 60 | 45 | | | |Bainbridge's |Yield, 10 gallons a minute. | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Prison | -- | -- | 357 |126-1/2| 80 | | | | |Yield, 27 gallons a minute. | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |County Asylum| -- | -- | 331 | 6 | 30 | | | | | | | | | | |Westbourne | M. |Hippodrome | 240 | 67 | 300 | 7 | | |Grove | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |West Drayton | " |Victoria | 12 | 274 | 186 | 100 | -- | | | |Oil Mills |Water overflowed. | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Vitriol Works| -- | -- |133-1/2| 45-1/2| | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Drayton | 3 | 146 | 149 | -- | -- | | | |Mills |To chalk. | | | | | | | | | | |West Ham | E. |Mr. Tucker's | -- | -- | 132 | 306 | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Union | -- | -- | 110 | 55 | | | | | | | | | | | |West India | M. |South of | -- | -- | 120 | 240 | | |Dock | |Export Dock | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Westminster | " |Artillery | -- | -- | 230 | | | | | |Brewery | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Chartered | -- | -- | 225 | | | | | |Gas Works | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Vickers' | 116 | 184 | 249 | 51 | 70 | | | |Distillery |Yield, 94 gallons a minute. | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Swallow | -- | -- | 210 | -- | 60 | | | |Street | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Whitechapel | " |Furze's | 130 | 218 | 248 | 100 | | | | |Brewery | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Smith's | 106 | 264 | 210 | 160 | 36 | | | |Distillery |36 feet T. | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Smith, Druce,|141-1/2| -- |141-1/2| -- | 85 | | | |& Co.'s |39 feet T. | | | | | | | | | | |Willesden | " |Mr. Kilsby's | -- | -- | 273 | 97 | 30 | | | | | | | | | | |Wimbledon | S. |Convalescent | 200 | 367 | 537 | 30 | 50 | | | |Hospital | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto, New | " |Opposite | | | 193 | 75 | | | | |"White Hart" | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Windsor |Berks. |Clower Lodge | 40 | 175 | 175 | 40 | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Royal | 72 | | 72 | | | | | |Brewery |Through clay and running sand to chalk. | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Jennings' | | | | | | | | |Brewery | | | 30 | 500 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |Winkfield | " |Captain | | | 304 | 126 | 70 | |Plain | |Forbes' | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Witham | E. | -- -- | -- | -- | 306 | -- | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |Woodley Lodge|Berks. |3 miles east | 95 | 35 | 130 | | | | | |of Reading | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Woolwich | K. |Well of | -- | -- | 54-1/2|311-1/2| 37 | | | |Arsenal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Paper | -- | 550 | 5-1/2|544-1/2| -- | | | |Factory |Yield, 650 gallons a minute. | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Dockyard | -- | 608 | 20 | 588 | 70 | | | | |Yield good. | | | | | | | | | | |Wormley |Herts. |Nunsbury | 26 | 76-1/2| 80-1/2| 22 | | | | | |Water overflows. | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |West End | 85 |150-1/2| 72 | 63-1/2| 62 | | | | | | | | | | |Wormwood | M. | -- -- | -- | -- | 250 | 116 | 5 | |Scrubbs | | | | | | | | +-------------+-------+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+--------+