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Cannon Lane, turning in a westerly direction to pass out of the district
between Cuckoo Hill and Eastcote Road. The Yeading Brook rises in
two sources, one near the Pinner Road recreation ground, the other near
Headstone Manor. The two streams, which are culverted in part, join
at Hooking Green Bridge, and then run in a south-westerly direction
through North Harrow and Harrow Garden Village, leaving the district
near Yeading Avenue. The Wealdstone Brook, rising in Harrow Weald,
runs in an easterly direction through Wealdstone, crossing out of the
district at the Kenton Road, near Kenton Grange Farm. The Kenton
Brook, rising out of the district, passes near the site of the old Little
Stanmore Sewage Farm to flow in a southerly direction through the
Glebe Estate, crossing out of the district near Kenton Lane, later to join
the Kenton Brook. The Edgware Brook, which rises in two sources
south of the Stanmore Village, flows in a southerly direction through
Stanmore Marsh, then easterly to Edgware, later to run into the Silk
stream.
Lakes
The largest of the lakes are those at Canons Park (8.7 acres and
10m. gals); Bentley Priory (4.3 acres and 5 m. gals); Harrow Weald
Park (3.1 acres and 2 m. gals); Temple Ponds, Stanmore Park (2.9 acres
and 2 m. gals.).
Wells
There are eight groups of wells in this district. The few which are
now in use are:—
(a) One at Braziers Farm, a well of about 250 feet deep, the water
from which is used for cooling purposes in connection with the dairy
business. The results of the analyses of samples have been satisfactory.
(b) Two at Kodak Works. Of the six wells, four are sealed and
have not been opened for many years. The other two are deep wells,
the water being used in connection with the work of the factory.
(c) A shallow well in the yard of the Harrow Motors, Limited, West
Hill, Harrow. The water is used for car washing purposes only. This
well is superficial and does not draw its water from the depth of the
other functioning wells in the district; nor is it likely that its water can
find its way to the deeper underground supplies.
The other wells which are not in use are
(d) Two at Messrs. Patterson & Company, Stanmore Hill. These
are two disused brick wells which have not been used for years, both
being sealed off with planks. The tops of the wells are above the level
of the ground, so surface water or surface washings are unlikely to find
their way into the wells.
(e) A shallow well at the City Cottages which has for years been
sealed off with stone slabs. No pollution is likely to occur, nor is it
probable that the well water communicates with the deeper underground
water