This is the current St Ann's Well, the water flows here at a constant 82°f Summer & Winter, piped from the source across the road in the Natural Baths (currently the Tourist Information Centre), the water is available free here to the towns people of Buxton, as the Authorities are obliged to provide a Public Pump under The Buxton Enclosure Act of 1772, which decrees that Buxton people must have access to the Natural Spring Water, this is still dressed every year in July when The Buxton Wells Dressing Festival takes place.

This is the St Ann's Well public pump which stood at the bottom of the Slopes close to Hall Bank it actually dispensed Cold Water on the left & the Thermal Water on the right it was in use from 1852 - 94, if you look closley you can see that the handle is missing from the left hand side and earlier photos do show it in a much more pristine condition, you can also see in the background The Burlington Hotel which was built in 1874 at a cost of £4,520 and designed by Robert Rippon Duke the architect responsible for so much of Buxtons Victorian architecture.

This is the drinking Well at the foot of The Slopes opened in March 1783 this stood in a similar position as the later Well above. it was designed by John Carr who also designd The Crescent, the Urn shown on top was removed when the Well was demolished and now features on the front of The Devonshire Royal Campus. Both this Well and it's predecesser The Delves Well 1709 - 1780 which was demolished to make way for The construction of The Crescent, were served by attendents who's job it was to keep the Well clean and dispense the water, although through some times in History the attendants were appointed on an annual basis, it seems at least two ladies Martha Brandreth who's Gravestone in Fairfield Church states she served at the Buxton Well for 50 years and the Famous Martha Norton who it also claimed served at the Well for 50 years and was still living aged 86 years it was claimed '' Herself a proof of the Sulubrious Spring''