Fortune's Well
This week's late-running Saturday Timewatch visits Fortune's Well on the Isle of Portland. The photo above was probably taken in the very late 19th century, before piped water arrived for the community. The bustling village of that time got the name from the well which is out of sight below the line of the railings, directly behind the children holding pails. Note that some children are barefoot.
Below is the 2023 photo of the same spot. Whilst figuring this location out, we got talking, as you do, to the gentleman who lives in the house behind where the photo is taken from. He moved there a couple of years ago and hadn't seen the photo above before. He immediately said "well that explains why my house cellar is always damp"!
Fortune's Well
This week's late-running Saturday Timewatch visits Fortune's Well on the Isle of Portland. The photo above was probably taken in the very late 19th century, before piped water arrived for the community. The bustling village of that time got the name from the well which is out of sight below the line of the railings, directly behind the children holding pails. Note that some children are barefoot.
Below is the 2023 photo of the same spot. Whilst figuring this location out, we got talking, as you do, to the gentleman who lives in the house behind where the photo is taken from. He moved there a couple of years ago and hadn't seen the photo above before. He immediately said "well that explains why my house cellar is always damp"!