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<< Our Photo Pages >> Caesar's Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Greater London

Submitted by DavidCWoods on Saturday, 18 December 2004  Page Views: 34124

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Caesar's Well
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.2 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Greater London Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: London  Nearest Village: Keston
Map Ref: TQ419640
Latitude: 51.357357N  Longitude: 0.036585E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Caesar's Well
Caesar's Well submitted by DavidCWoods : Nicely maintained and laid out, the well is part of a park. There is a large, flat basin, with a long channel leading down to Keston Pond. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Holy Well in Greater London. R.C. Hope's "Legendary Lore" recounts a legend that Caesar’s legions, marching towards London and thirsty, were shown this well by a raven. It is said to possess healing properties and is the source of the River Ravensbourne.

Marked on the 1871 OS map approximately north west of the site of Caesar’s Camp at Noviomagus.

Visited in December 2004, it is next to Keston Pond, and feeds into it. Part of Keston Common, it is to be found just down hill from the car park.
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Caesar's Well
Caesar's Well submitted by nickyp2002 : The well in August (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
TQ4164 : Caesar's Well, Keston, Kent by Dr Neil Clifton
by Dr Neil Clifton
©2005(licence)
TQ4164 : Caesar's Well, Keston by Dr Neil Clifton
by Dr Neil Clifton
©2008(licence)
TQ4164 : Caesar's Well, Keston Ponds by Jim Osley
by Jim Osley
©2018(licence)
TQ4163 : Westerham Road car park by Ian Capper
by Ian Capper
©2017(licence)
TQ4164 : Spring that feeds the ponds on Keston Common by Sarah Charlesworth
by Sarah Charlesworth
©2017(licence)

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Re: Caesar's Well by Anonymous on Sunday, 01 September 2024
water is clear and fresh. the comment above might have found a different sewage outlet.
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Re: Caesar's Well by Anonymous on Friday, 27 September 2019
do you think it is safe to drink from this spring?

where does it come from??
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    Re: Caesar's Well by Anonymous on Thursday, 11 April 2024
    Yes it’s safe.
    We have been drinking it for more than two years 🙏
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    Re: Caesar's Well by Anonymous on Monday, 15 April 2024
    Been there last Thursday, thought, great! found some well nearby for use at home as an alternative to tap water.


    I can now say, - no, it is not suitable for use! The well was altered so you can not see if it’s coming naturally out from the deep ground, how it should look originally. It is hidden under the bricks, no dept, therefore you can not tell whether it is coming out of the deep ground.


    Also, it smell horrible, like sewage water, tried to collect it, - it’s horrible!


    Someone who wrote the comment that it is safe to drink, most likely lied, not sure why… ?


    It is most likely, that this well was altered and some other source of water been brought to the place instead, when the original well been pipped away, i.e. - stolen by those who done this modernisation project. That would be my observation.


    Not suitable for consumption, - is our conclusion. We even wanted to take sample and send it for inspection…
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Re: Caesar's Well by Anonymous on Sunday, 13 January 2013
So so glad I found this page

It was very frustrating to find it on google maps

I could only see links to bing - which i am not familiar with

Would be good if you included google map links too
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    Re: Caesar's Well by Andy B on Monday, 14 January 2013
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    It's the third blue aeroplane in the block of square icons above to get to Google Satellite view, then switch that to map view if you prefer
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      Re: Caesar's Well by Anonymous on Sunday, 27 January 2013
      Indeed you are correct!

      Thanks again
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