The Admiral Wells

The Admiral Wells is a public house in Holme, Huntingdonshire, now in Cambridgeshire. Nearby Holme Fen is 2.75 metres (9.0 feet) below sea level, and the Admiral Wells claims to be the lowest pub in Great Britain.[1] However, large-scale maps show the pub itself is approximately 4 metres above sea level, so this claim appears to be incorrect.

History

In the late 1840s, William Wells, who had inherited the nearby Holmewood Hall from his father Captain William Wells, drained Whittlesey Mere. By 1852, the area was dry and available for agriculture. Using his new-found wealth, Wells built a pub on the land and named it The Admiral Wells after his grandfather, Thomas Wells.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Lowest pub officially recognised". ITV News. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "The Admiral Wells - Admiral Wells History". www.admiralwells.co.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2019.

52°28′27″N 0°14′20″W / 52.4742°N 0.2390°W / 52.4742; -0.2390


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