The first series of SOURCE ran from 1985 to 1989. It was edited by Mark Valentine , who wrote Holy Wells of Northamptonshire. and is now a well-known author.

The articles ranged from scholarly academic driven analysis through to county surveys to new age poetry and musings.

 The contents of each issue, transcribed by Richard Penderick, is included below with the links. The copyright for the articles belongs to the original contributor and not to me. The design also Richard Penderick. I hope it is of use!

Issue 1 (March 1985)

• Dorset Holy Wells – J. M. Harte.
• In Search of Holy Wells – Janet & Colin Bord.
• Holy & Notable Wells of the Cambridge District – Nigel Pennick.
• St Wendreda’s Well, Exning, Newmarket – Phillipa Bryan.
• The Holy Well at St John the Baptist Church, Holywell Cum Needingworth, Cambridgeshire – Revd. Joe Wilcox.
• A Marlow Well – Alan Cleaver.
• The Holy Wells of Leicestershire & Rutland – Clive Potter.
• Holy Wells Today – Mark Valentine.
  • Other Well Ceremonies
  • Exeter Excavations
  • The Return of St Withburga?
  • New Life For Old Wells
• The River of Wells – Chesca Potter.
• Holy Wells & Magical Waters of Surrey – Rowland G. M. Baker.
  This is the author’s own version of the article, available from the authorised online archive of the author’s collected local history writings at http://www.moleseyhistory.co.uk.
• St Non’s Well, Pembrokeshire – Monica Sjoo.
• Other St Non Wells – Mark Valentine.
• Legend of the Holy Well Haw, Leicestershire – Anon.

 

Issue 2 (July 1985)

• The Holy Wells of Somerset – J. M. Harte.
• The Watchman Well, Kintraw – Debbie Saward.
• Holy Wells as Ancient Monuments – Edna Whelan.
• Notes & Queries
  • Bisley Ceremony – Lawrence Hunt.
  • St Olave’s Well – Andrew Fayle.
  • A Hertfordshire Lady Well – F. E. Gaythorpe.
  • St Michael – W. H. Cowling.
  • Cumbrian Wells – Jim Taylor Page.
  • Roman Sites – Alan Cleaver.
• Buckinghamshire Wells – Mark Valentine.
• Some Holy Wells in Kent – Valerie Martin.
• UNICEF & the International Decade for Clean Drinking Water, 1981-90 – Editorial.
• On the Ancient Custom of Decorating Wells with Flowers etc. – R. R. Rawlins.

 

Issue 3 (November 1985)

• Holy Wells in Yorkshire (part one) – Edna Whelan.
• Report on the Application for the Scheduling of St Helen’s Well, Pocklington – Ian Taylor.
• Notes Towards a Survey of Shropshire Holy Wells (part one) – Laurens Otter.
• Holy Wells Today – Mark Valentine.
  • Discovery of Water Shrine
  • Restorations
  • Lourdes Drought
  • Incident at Cuddington Spring
  • Mad Hatter’s Picnic Party
• The Holy Wells of West Penwith, Cornwall – Laurence Hunt.
• Holy Wells: Wormholes in Reality? (part one) – Alan Cleaver.

 

Issue 4 (March 1986)

• Holy Wells in Yorkshire (part two) – Edna Whelan.
• The Rediscovery of a Holy Well near Malton, North Yorkshire – Ian Taylor.
• St Helen’s Well, Stainland – Mike Haigh.
• Second Report on the Application for the Scheduling of St Helen’s Well, Pocklington – Ian Taylor.
• St Anne in the Wood, Brislington – Chris Lovegrove.
• Holy Well or Holy Grail? The Mystic Quest in Cornwall – Paul Broadhurst.
• Notes & Queries – Various.
  • Canker Well, Ilkley, Yorkshire.
  • Response to the Orthodox News Editorial.
  • Spas Interest.
• The Strangewell, Cuddington – Caroline Wise.
• The Holy Well at King’s Newton, Derbyshire – Howard Usher.
• The Copgrove Well – P. D. Hartley.
• Notes towards a Survey of Shropshire Holy Wells (part two) – Laurens Otter.
• Holy Wells: Wormholes in Reality? (part two) – Alan Cleaver.

 

Issue 5 (July 1986)

• Holy Wells in Yorkshire (part three) – Edna Whelan.
• St Helen’s Well, Pocklington: the Latest Information – Ian Taylor.
• Secret Shrines: In a Dark Sea Cave…. – Paul Broadhurst.
• Holy Wells in West Wales – Linda Dearden.
• Madron Well: ‘the Mother Well’ – Chesca Potter.
• The Yew Tree & Holy Well, Hope Bagot – Allen Meredith.
• Some Wells in the South & West (part one) – James Rattue.
• The Homewell, Havant, Hampshire – John Pile.
• The Conisbrough Holy Well, Doncaster – Simon Clark.
• Bottled Water – B. E. Osborne.
• Notes & Queries – Various.
  • New Well Dressing Festival.
  • Bisley Well Dressing, 1986.

 

Issue 6 (Winter 1986)

• Holy Wells in Yorkshire (part four) – Edna Whelan.
• Cumbrian Well Walking – Lesley Park.
• The Wells of Old Warwickshire – P. M. & E. M. Patchell.
• The Wayside Well – Arthur Machen.
• Some Wells in the South & West (part two) – James Rattue.
• St Withburga & Her Well at East Dereham – Mildred M. Cook.
• Well-Wishing in St Albans – Tony Haynes.
• The Bardsey Island Trust – Mark Valentine.
• Secret Shrines: A Ghostly Sort of Place…. – Paul Broadhurst.
• Notes & Queries – Various.
  • Nucker Hole, Lyminster.
  • Wells in Literature.
  • Procession to St Anne’s Well, Bristol.
• Notes Towards a Survey of Shropshire Holy Wells (part three) – Laurens Otter.

 

Issue 7 (May 1987)

• Holy Wells in Yorkshire (part five) – Edna Whelan.
• Ancient, Healing & Holy Wells of County Durham – Laurence Hunt.
• Some Wells in the South & West (part three) – James Rattue.
• Holy Well, St Michael’s Churchyard, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire – Phyllis Brown.
• Secret Shrines: Strange Happenings a Stones Throw from Tintagel – Paul Broadhurst.
• Notes Towards a Survey of Shropshire Holy Wells (part four) – Laurens Otter.
• Wishing Wells – Sandy Maclennan.
• The Well of the Sacred Blood – Caroline Wise.
• Imbolc 1987: Bride’s Well, Melbost Borve – Jill Smith.
• St Mungo’s Well and ‘Devil’s Stone’, Copgrove – Ian Taylor.
• Notes & Queries – Various.
  • The Hermit of Charlcombe Rectory.
  • New Spring Water Enterprise in the Brecon Beacons.
  • Ffynnon Garon, Tregaron.
  • St Myllin’s Well Re-opened.
  • Mysterious ‘Jesus’ Image Appears.
• Letters – Various
  • More on Water Monsters.
  • St Catherine’s Well, Swell.
  • Any information on Some North Wales Wells?

 

Issue 8 (Autumn 1988)

• Holy Wells in Yorkshire (part six) – Edna Whelan.
• Wishing Wells & Votive Offerings – Chris Lovegrove.
• The Holy Wells of Glamorgan – Dewi Bowen.
• A Dream of Holywell – Alan Cleaver.
• Some Wells in the South & West (part four) – James Rattue.
• Secret Shrines: A Curse & a Queer Feeling at St Nun’s…. – Paul Broadhurst.
• Notes Towards a Survey of Shropshire Holy Wells (part five) – Laurens Otter.
• A Letter and a Poem – Christine Rhone.
• Some Holy Wells in & Around Preston – Norman Darwen.

  

Issue 9 (Spring 1989)

• Some Ancient & Holy Wells of Devon – Laurence Hunt.
• Secret Shrines: A Tale of Reincarnation…. – Paul Broadhurst.
• Some Wells in the South & West (part five) – James Rattue.
• Holy Wells in Yorkshire (part seven) – Edna Whelan.
• Caesar’s Well, Wimbledon Common – John L. Hughes.
• The Lady Well, Woolpit (A Suffolk Well) – Jonathan Foster.
• Becket’s Well, Otford, Kent – Norman Darwen.
• The Well & the Water Board – Helen Woodley.
• St Cadfan’s Well, Llangadfan, Powys – Laurence Main.
• St Teilo & Two Wells in West Wales – Linda Dearden.