Here is a list of Glasgow wells, taken from
An Account Of The Public Buildings, Charities And The Rise And Progress Of The City
By
James Clelland LLD
Superintendent of Public Works
Member of the Philosophical Society of Glasgow
and of the Society of Civil Engineers, Glasgow.
Published 1829
Available as an ebook from archive.org
PUBLIC WELLS IN THE CITY
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The following is a list of the Public Wells in the City, specify-
ing the Depth of the Pits, the Height of Water, &c. as taken in
February 1816.
No, 1. Argyle Streel. This well is near Union-Place; it is thir-
teen feet deep; the water stands three feet, leaving ten feet from
the causeway to the surface of the water.
No. 2 Argyle Street This well is a little west from St. Enoch's
Wynd; is nine feet deep; the water stands two feet four inches,
leaving six feet eight inches from the causeway to the surface of
the water.
No. 3. Argyle Street. This well is near Turner's Court; it is
thirteen feet six inches deep; the water stands four feet ten inches,
leaving a space of eight feet eight inches between the causeway
and the surface of the water.
No. 4 Argyle Street. This well is known by the name of the
West Port; it is twenty three feet six inches deep; the water stands
six feet, leaving seventeen feet six inches from the causeway to
the surface of the water.
No. 5. Albion Street South. This well is near the Gate of the
Police-office; it is thirty feet deep; the water stands twenty-two
feet; leaving eight feet from the causeway to the surface of the
water.
No. 6. BridgegateStreet. This well is near the east end of the
Goose-Dubs; it is sixteen feet eleven inches deep; the water stands
five feet one inch, leaving eleven feet ten inches from the causeway
to the surface of the water.
No. 7. Buchanan Street. This well adjoins Argyle Street; it is
fourteen feet one inch deep; the water stands two feet eleven inches,
leaving eleven feet two inches from the causeway to the surface of
the water.
No. 8. Campbell Street. This well is near the Gallowgate; it is
twenty-six feet deep; the water stands twelve feet leaving fourteen
feet from the causeway to the surface of the water.
No. 9. Canon-Street. This well is at the Gate of the North-
West Burying-Ground; it is thirty feet deep; the water stands
eleven feet, leaving nineteen feet from the causeway to the surface
of the water.
No. 10. Castle Street. This well is near the Howgate; it is
forty-two feet deep, and stands brimful of water.
No. 11. Claythorn Street. This well is near the Gallowgate; it
is nine feet deep, and stands brimful of water
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No. 12. Cochrane Street. This well is at the north end of John-
Street Relief Meeting House; it Is eighteen feet eleven inches deep ;
the water stands six feet seven inches, leaving twelve feet four inches
from the causeway to the surface of the water.
No. 13. Duke Street. This well is opposite to Bridewell; it is
sixteen feet deep; the water stands ten feet, leaving six feet from
the causeway to the surface of the water.
No. 14. George's Street. — This Well is near the Grammar-School;
it is eleven feet deep; the water stands seven feet eight inches,
leaving three feet four inches from the causeway to the surface of
the water.
No 15 George's Street. This well is known by the name of
The Deanside; it is thirty five feet deep; the water stands twenty
four feet, leaving eleven feet from the causeway to the surface of the
water.
No 16 George's Street. This well is near HIgh Street; it is eleven feet
deep and stands brimful of water.
No 17 High Street. This well is at the bottom of the Old Vennal, and is
known by the name of the Cross Well. It is twenty-nine feet deep; the
water stands eight feet, leaving twenty-one feet from the causeway to
the surface of the water.
No 18 King Street. This well adjoins the Beef Market. It is twelve feet
one inch deep; the water stands five feet three inches, leaving six feet
ten inches from the causeway to the surface of the water.
No 19 Kirk Street. This well is near the Trades' Alms House, the pit
being shut up in the Bowling Green, the depth is not ascertained.
No 20 Lady-Well Street. This well is known by the name of the
Lady-Well; It is five feet deep; the water stands one foot eleven
inches, leaving three feet one inch from the causeway to the
surface of the water.
No 21 Montrose Street. This well is opposite to the Guard House;
It is sixteen feet deep; the water stands six feet, leaving ten feet
from the causeway to the surface of the water.
No 22 Saltmarket Street. This well is near the bottom of the street,
below the Bridgegate Street. It is twelve feet deep, the water stands
four feet, leaving eight feet from the causeway to the surface of the
water.
No 23 St Enoch's Wynd. This well is at the south end of the Wynd,
near Howard Street. It is nine feet deep, the water stands six feet,
leaving three feet from the causeway to the surface of the water.
No 24 Spoutmouth. This well is near the Gallowgate; It is eighteen
feet ten inches deep; the water stands three feet two inches, leaving
fifteen feet eight inches from the causeway to the surface of the water.
No 25 Stockwell Street. This well is about the middle of the street;
it is nine feet six inches deep; the water stands three feet
three inches, leaving between the causeway and the water, six feet
three inches.
No. 26 St Andrews Lane. This well is near the Gallowgate;
it is twelve feet deep; the water stands three feet eleven inches,
leaving eight feet one inch from the causeway to the surface of the
water.
No. 27. St Andrews Street. This well is near the Saltmarket-
Street; it is twenty-two feet ten inches deep; the water stands five
feet two inches, leaving seventeen feet eight inches from the cause-
way to the surface of the water.
No. 28. Trongate. This well is near the Back Wynd; it is
twenty-four feet deep; the water stands seven feet one inch, leaving
sixteen feet eleven inches from the causeway to the surface of the
water.
No. 29. Trongate. This well is a little West from the Exchange
and is nearly dry; the pit is shut up in a cellar in the adjoining
close. A pipe from the Glasgow Water- Works Company is intro-
duced into the frame of this Well.
No. 30 Wilson Street This well is near Hutcheson Street; it
is twenty-five feet deep; the water stands seven feet eight inches,
leaving a space of seventeen feet four inches between the causeway
and the water.