Glasgow Requiem is a 5-year creative programme spanning public ceremony, community archaeology, horticultural design, sound works, live performance and imaginative responses to Glasgow’s mediaeval roots, pre-industrial history and founding mythologies.
Glasgow Requiem: The Well
This October, Aproxima began a major new chapter in its Glasgow Requiem programme with The Well - a project that reawakens the ancient 13th century well hidden within Glasgow Cathedral.
Once central to Glasgow’s foundation story, the well has lain dormant for centuries in the Cathedral’s crypt. Long associated with healing, pilgrimage and renewal, it is now being reimagined as a contemporary wellspring - a source of connection, reflection and hope for the city and its communities.
On Tuesday 21 October, the well was excavated for the first time in living memory. The excavation was undertaken by Professor Stephen Driscoll, a leading archaeologist at Glasgow University and long term collaborator David Sneddon of Clyde Archaeology.
This rare live public event offered a chance to witness archaeology in action and to explore the layers of history beneath one of Glasgow’s most sacred sites.
