Well Dressing
Series
- Series Name
- Colour Pictorial
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 4
- Summary
- NoS Summary - Wells in Derbyshire are decorated with Bible-inspired pictures made of flowers and plants.
- Researcher Comments
- Commentary: An unforgettable event several centuries ago brought about a curious yet charming tradition. In a time of terrible drought, a number of Derbyshire wells remained full of water. Ever since, each summer, the villagers have dressed the well-mouth with pictures painted with flower petals. Scores of hands work together to create the pictures that symbolise the gratitude still felt many years later.
- Keywords
- Customs and traditions
- Locations
- Derbyshire; England
- Written sources
- British Pathe online database
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- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Wilfrid Thomas
- Length of story (in feet)
- 329
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How to cite this record
'Well Dressing', Colour Pictorial Issue No. 403, 17 Sep 1962. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/121270 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)