One of the two sources of the Tyburn river, the other being in the grounds of Belsize Manor (now the area called Belsize Park). The picture shows the well in 1820. In 1878 Edward Walford wrote " There used to be an arch over the conduit, and rails stood round it; but since Hampstead has been supplied by the New River Company the conduit has become neglected, and the spring is now only a small and dirty swamp."
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Shepherd's Well
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Shepherd's Well
For the good of the public this fountain is erected near the site of an ancie...
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Waterloo Free Buffet
Fed over eight million soldiers and sailors from British, Imperial & Allied Forces. Worked and supported entirely by voluntary effort, probably also entirely female.We could not find a picture...
White Lion pub, Islington
We can find no information about this pub.
J. D. Wetherspoon
Chain of bars, public houses and hotels founded by Tim Martin.
Saracen's Head Inn
Mentioned in 1522 as an inn with 30 beds and stalls for four horses. Removed (as shown in the picture) for the formation of Holborn Viaduct and its approaches 1868.
Cornhill Standard
A water conduit, and point of measurement. From Wikipedia: "first mechanically pumped public water supply in London, constructed in 1582 on the site of earlier hand-pumped wells and gravity-fed con...
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Leonide Massine
Born Moscow. Ballet dancer and choreographer. Principle choreographer of Diaghilev's Ballet Russes. Appeared in films The Red Shoes (1948) and The Tales of Hoffman (1952). Died in Cologne.
Sun Fire Office
Founded in London, now the oldest existing insurance company in the world.
Alan Turing - W9
W9, Warrington Crescent, 2, Warrington Lodge
Plaque unveiled by Andrew Hodges, author of 'Alan Turing: The Enigma'.
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