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THE constantly increasing wants of our English metropolis were very amply provided for during all the earlier stages of its history by the stores of water contained in the extensive beds of gravel lying within the Thames Valley. These stores of water could be reached by means of shallow wells, and all the ancient and famous pumps of our city drew their supplies from this source.
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JUDD, J. Deep Well-Borings in London . Nature 16, 2–3 (1877). https://doi.org/10.1038/016002a0
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