Eyam Wells Dressing 1998 onwards

In 1998, I had to go alone and arrived in the village at 11:10 am so had topark in the overflow car park field ! The building on the right of the picture is the Eyam Museum whichvividly tells the story of the heroism and terrible sacrifice of the villagers when the Great Plaguereached Eyam in 1665. Throughout Eyam, plaques adorn houses listing the villagers who died in thesehouses of the plague - it is very sobering to walk through the village tracing the spead of the plague

The theme of this year's Townhead Well was the 650th anniversary of the founding of the Order of the Garterwith the depiction of Sir Henry Eam

A closer view of Sir Henry Eam

Looking even closer, you can see some of the many petals, leaves, seeds and mosses used in the tableau

Approaching the main square. The streets are covered with bunting and there are decorations on lamp posts made by the local children

The patch of green in the centre-right of the picture is the area wherethe Childrens Well and the TownEnd Well are displayed. The white building just in front of the green is the Eyam Tea Room

The Childrens' Well..which reminded me of the cascade at Chatsworth

Closer in and the frames become visible. The care taken over the construction and petalling of these displays is amazing

TownEnd Well ... this year using the tale of the Good Samaritan to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the National Health Service

Douglas I. Smith, dis@cix.co.uk