Old Photograph Thatched Houses Ladywell Street Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of thatched houses in Ladywell Street in Glasgow, Scotland. Lady Well was an ancient holy well dedicated to the Virgin Mary, and was probably one of the sixteen public wells in Glasgow in 1736. It used to flow from the East bank of the Merchants' Park, but when this was converted to the Necropolis, the well became polluted and was closed. The Merchants' House, in 1836, built a niche on the spot to mark the site of its exit from the brae. This was rebuilt in 1874.



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