There's an interesting story about the leaky wells on the South Devon newspaper - the Herald Express - website:
http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/news/Ancient-wells-secret-8212-owner/article-1388976-detail/article.html
"Ancient wells must give up last secret — their owner
Saturday, October 03, 2009, 07:00
THE LEECHWELLS of Totnes, which have been supplying the town with 'magic' healing water for more than 1,000 years, have one last secret to give up — who owns them.
The wells, hidden away at the bottom of one of the town's ancient walled walkways, are themselves looking a bit sick because the supposedly healing water is leaking away.
The repair bill is likely to run to the £10,000 mark.
And now the hunt is on to discover who has the responsibility for stumping up the cash.
Totnes Town Council, which has the responsibility for appointing a warden to keep an eye on the wells, is looking at employing a solicitor to do the detective work."
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Something is not right. This message is just to keep things from messing up down the road