Well old abbey St-Martin - Tournai

In the Tournai of yesteryear , dozens of wells provided the city with water.
According to an archaeologist, Tournai benefited from the commissioning of a Roman aqueduct to supply it with water.

It is not known when the Roman aqueduct disappeared .

Where the population was concentrated, there were more wells from the Middle Ages onwards . Although their date of construction is unknown, some were found during construction work. These include the well in the Abbey of St-Martin (which was somehow rebuilt), the two wells in the Grand-Place, the well in the Vieux Marché aux Poteries, a stone's throw from the plague-stricken cemetery, and the wells in the Rue des Puits-l'Eau and the Rue Puits-Wagnon, which are located in the middle of the street.

In 1838 there were 58 public pumps and 13 closed wells on the city's territory.

Willem Vandenameele