In 1862, English workers completed the excavation of the deepest well ever carried out by hand: 391.6 metres under Woodingdean, near Brighton. Despite four years of intensive work and considerable cost, this so much coveted water sank into the pipes only four years before the city abandoned the well for the classical network. More
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In 1862, English workers completed the excavation of the deepest well ever carried out by hand: 391.6 metres under Woodingdean, near Brighton. Despite four years of intensive work and considerable cost, this so much coveted water sank into the pipes only four years before the city abandoned the well for the classical network. More