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| HER Number: | MDV62514 |
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| Name: | Conduit in Galpin Street, Modbury |
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Summary
A square, granite built conduit house with a pyramidal roof and ball finial. One of 3 conduits provided as part of the water supply system given to the town by Nicholas Trist in 1708. It was in use until the 1950s.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 659 515 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Modbury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MODBURY |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65SE/120
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CONDUIT (XVIII - 1708 AD to 1708 AD)
Full description
Cherry, B. + Pevsner, N., 1989, The Buildings of England: Devon, 571 (Monograph). SDV325629.
Conduit of 1708. Pyramidal roof with a ball finial.
Trueman, M., 2000, The Water and Sewage Industry Step 3 Assessment, Monument Protection Programme (Report - non-specific). SDV288012.
Survives intact.
Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.
Square structure shown.
Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1325126 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.
Conduit house. 1708. Granite. Square structure set to offset plinth, with pyramidal granite roof on continuous moulded eaves course and carrying ball finial. West side has a blocked square opening with a worn panel or lintol with illegible inscription. Mainly in squared granite block, but the back in rubble. One of three conduits provided as part of the water supply system given to the town by Nicholas Trist, Lord of the Manor, in 1708. In use until the1950s.
Date first listed: 26th January 1967
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV288012 | Report - non-specific: Trueman, M.. 2000. The Water and Sewage Industry Step 3 Assessment, Monument Protection Programme. English Heritage Monuments Protection Programme Step 3 Report. WIM.I. A4 Comb Bound. |
| SDV325629 | Monograph: Cherry, B. + Pevsner, N.. 1989. The Buildings of England: Devon. The Buildings of England: Devon. Hardback Volume. 571. |
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| SDV365227 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #141250 ] |
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| SDV365228 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1325126. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV18821 | Related to: Conduit in Brownstone Street, Modbury (Monument) |
| MDV62515 | Related to: Conduit on Church Street, Modbury (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 20 2023 12:53PM |
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