United Kingdom
England
East Of England
Hertfordshire
East Hertfordshire
Ware
Chadwell Spring and New River Source Monument
United Kingdom
England
East Of England
Hertfordshire
East Hertfordshire
Ware
Chadwell Spring and New River Source Monument
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Location: Ware, East Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, East Of England, England, United Kingdom
Chadwell Spring is the original source of the New River, a water supply aqueduct that provides 8% of London's water. Today, the New River begins slightly to the west, at New Gauge.
Chadwell Spring still provides up to 4.3 megalitres of water every day. The water rises up a 98-foot (30 m) circular basin, which is known as the 'banjo'. A stone monument adorns the circumference of the basin and is inscribed with historical dates and river distances.
March 31, 2021
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