Seething Wells Water Hidden Histories Public Meeting - 1 Mar 12 @ 8pm

Seething Wells Water Hidden Histories Public Meeting

During 2011, a team of local volunteers has been finding out why, when Surbiton had only 500 residents, beer cost a half penny a pint and a house £300, a London water company spent £120,000 moving its operation to Seething Wells.

You can find out what the research team have discovered and how they did it in a public meeting on Thursday 1 March at 8pm, St. Andrew's and St. Mark's School on Maple Road.

The Seething Wells filter beds played a vital role in defeating cholera in the 19th century. Dr. John Snow used Seething Wells water in his Grand Experiment in 1854. He proved that cholera was water borne and not spread through the air, as most of the medical profession believed.

When the beds were built, they transformed Surbiton. Up to 800 navvies from around the country descended upon the area and brought their families with them. Gangs of up to 10 men lived in one house.

The team researching the filter beds at Seething Well have covered a lot of ground and discovered many stories. The play "King Cholera" was performed on the actual site, tours have been given, school workshops run, a website written and now the team will be presenting what they found, and how they did it. It will start at 8pm on Thursday 1 March at St. Andrew's and St Mark's School on Maple Road. Everyone is invited.

Date: Thursday, March 01, 2012