Tile Fragment from Aylesford's Well

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Date:1804 - 1960 (c.)

Description:

A squarish piece of glazed ceramic tile, from Aylesford's Well, Leamington Spa. It has mortar attached. The tile has a black background and is decorated with blue flowers and green shells and leaves. The well was built over a mineral spring on the Earl of Aylesford's estate in 1804. Aylesford's Well was the first of seven saline springs that were found in Leamington. The pump was used to draw up saline water from the well. The water was considered beneficial to one's health, and depending on the ailment, patients were instructed to either bathe or drink the water. Earl Aylesford believed that the water should be available to all, and a basin outside the well provided free spring water for the poor.


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1800s
Tile Fragment from Aylesford's Well
Tile Fragment from Aylesford's Well

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1820s
All Saints Parish Church, Leamington Spa
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1860s
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1890s
All Saints Parish Church, Leamington Spa: Souvenir
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1920s
Guide Book on the History of All Saints Parish Church, Leamington Spa
Guide Book on the History of All Saints Parish Church, Leamington Spa

A guidebook on the history of All Saints Parish Church, Leamington Spa, 1923.

1970s
All Saints Parish Church, Leamington Spa
All Saints Parish Church, Leamington Spa

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2000s
All Saints Parish Church, Leamington Spa
All Saints Parish Church, Leamington Spa

A colour photograph of All Saints Parish Church, Leamington Spa, 5 May 2001. It ...

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Donor ref: LEAMG : M3527.1990.1 (71/21311)

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