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| HER Number: | MDV62515 |
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| Name: | Conduit on Church Street, Modbury |
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Summary
Street conduit given to the town in 1708. The water supply was cut off in the 1950s.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 657 516 |
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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/121
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CONDUIT (Dated, XVIII - 1708 AD to 1708 AD)
Full description
Cherry, B. + Pevsner, N., 1989, The Buildings of England: Devon, 570-1 (Monograph). SDV325629.
Inscribed stone set into the footpath from one of the conduits given to the town in 1708. This one by Nicholas Trist.
Child, P., 1997, Conduit,Church Street, Modbury (Ground Photograph). SDV365637.
Conduit set into the raised pavement on Church Street.
Trueman, M., 2000, The Water and Sewage Industry Step 3 Assessment, Monument Protection Programme (Report - non-specific). SDV288012.
Rebuilt conduit head of 1708. Incorporates inscription stone with coat of arms and naming Nicholas Trist. Large cut granite blocks with rock-faced coping.
Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1325124 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.
Street conduit with flanking walls and steps. 1708, part of the water supply system presented to the town by Nicholas Trist, the Lord of the Manor.
Main conduit is set at outer pavement edge; under a heavy C19 rock-faced coping is a para- bolic blind arch out of two stones and over a carved commemorative panel with Trist around and, in raised capital letters: NICOLAUS TRIST/ARMIGER/HUIUSCE MUNICIPII/PRAEFECTUS Do.1708!
Water supply to the conduits not cut until 1950s.
See listing description for full details.
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. 570-1. |
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| SDV365228 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1325124. [Mapped feature: #40127 ] |
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| SDV365637 | Ground Photograph: Child, P.. 1997. Conduit,Church Street, Modbury. Devon County Council Historic Buildings Photo. Photograph (Paper) + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV18821 | Related to: Conduit in Brownstone Street, Modbury (Monument) |
| MDV62514 | Related to: Conduit in Galpin Street, Modbury (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 20 2023 12:53PM |
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