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England Has a Well of 391 M Dug Entirely by Hand in 1862: the Water that Its Workers Took Four Years to Reach Almost Never Served

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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
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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

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SciencePost broke the news on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
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