The water supply of Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire, from underground sources: with records of sinkings and borings / by Horace B. Woodward ... and Beeby Thompson ... with contributions on rainfall by Hugh Robert Mill.

  • Horace Bolingbroke Woodward
Date:
1909
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Credit: The water supply of Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire, from underground sources: with records of sinkings and borings / by Horace B. Woodward ... and Beeby Thompson ... with contributions on rainfall by Hugh Robert Mill. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    brigstock. yjr, Vicearar. Well. Top 170 feet above Ordnance Datum. Ft. To water Water - * * 12 18 8. Well in field to the S.E. Top 176 feet above Ordnance Datum. Ft. To water -------- 4 Water - - - - * * ■ * 12 16 9. Parish pump, corner of roads near to Church. Datum. To water Water Top 175 feet above Ordnance Ft. 3 3 Wells to the S.W. of main street. 6 10. Well near western end of village. Top 196 feet above Ordnance Datum. Depth. 20 feet. 11. Well at house near to “ Fox and Hounds ” Inn, on other side of stream. Top 183 feet above Ordnance Datum. Ft. To water 8 Water -12 20 Spring into backwater, 171 feet above Ordnance Datum. 12. Well in yard about middle of main street. Top 186 feet Datum. Great Oolite|Shaley oolitic rock (reported) - Limestone, i Hard blue rock (reported) - above Ordnance Ft. 10? 10? 20 No particulars about water. 13. Well at Mr. Beeby’s timber yard, high ground to S.W. Top about 218 feet above Ordnance Datum. Ft. ( Earth 3 Glacial J Red gravel, hard i Beds. \ Sand drift 3 v. Clay, with flints 12 184 14. 1^ miles N.E. of Farming Woods Hall. Boring made and communicated by Messrs. E. Timmins Date, 5th July, 1897 (received). Boulde?C&y. }“ Oxford clay” • ■ - - - Great Oolite ^ lr n1 Limestone, JFoss d[ai]k greystones .... D[ar]k green marlstone Upper ( D[ar]k brown clay .... Estuarine J Light grey limestone .... Series \ D[ar]k brown clay 40 ft. Fossiliferous d[ar]k grey limestone VPark brown clay - , & Sons, Runcorn. Thickness. Depth. Ft. P t. 99 99 20 119 6 125 14 139 3 142 2 144 1 145 H 159