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Liskeard Unlocked - The Pipewell
Heritage Open Day: Come and see the Pipewell with the gates open so that you can see the lovely stonework as well as the water source. Hosts will be there to tell everyone about the building and the slate tank where the spring water is channelled. The well is probably the main reason for the town's existence. The springs which supply it have never been known to run dry. (During the severe drought of 1976, when water rationing was enforced and standpipes were erected in the streets, Liskeard residents preferred to get their water from the Pipewell.)
For centuries the town markets were situated near it and the waters were used for washing goods - and people. The many quaint sounding regulations forbidding the washing of 'bellies' and fish are recorded on the new noticeboard. As with many wells in Cornwall, there are superstitions associated with the drinking of the water which is supposed to lead to marital harmony and to cure blindness.
For centuries the town markets were situated near it and the waters were used for washing goods - and people. The many quaint sounding regulations forbidding the washing of 'bellies' and fish are recorded on the new noticeboard. As with many wells in Cornwall, there are superstitions associated with the drinking of the water which is supposed to lead to marital harmony and to cure blindness.
Saturday 13 September
The Pipewell, Well Lane, Liskeard, Cornwall PL14 3TP
Sat 13 Sep:1000-1300; Free Entry.
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