CONDUIT WITH CONTAINING WALLS AND RAILINGS

CONDUIT WITH CONTAINING WALLS AND RAILINGS, BROWNSTON STREET

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1108092
Date first listed:: 26-Jan-1967
List Entry Name:: CONDUIT WITH CONTAINING WALLS AND RAILINGS
Statutory Address:: CONDUIT WITH CONTAINING WALLS AND RAILINGS, BROWNSTON STREET

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Date:: 2004-06-04
Reference:: IOE01/12294/35
Rights:: © Mr Derek Beauchamp. Source: Historic England Archive

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1108092
Date first listed:: 26-Jan-1967
List Entry Name:: CONDUIT WITH CONTAINING WALLS AND RAILINGS
Statutory Address 1:: CONDUIT WITH CONTAINING WALLS AND RAILINGS, BROWNSTON STREET

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:: CONDUIT WITH CONTAINING WALLS AND RAILINGS, BROWNSTON STREET

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Devon
District:: South Hams (District Authority)
Parish:: Modbury
National Grid Reference:: SX 65909 51822

Details

MODBURY BROWNSTON STREET SX 6451-6551 (east side) 7/101 Conduit with containing 20.1.67 walls and railings

GV II

Conduit. 1708, but dated 1874, when moved from street centre to its present position. Granite. A square structure in large cut granite blocks, offset plinth, heavy roll-mould cornice carrying a weathered pyramidal crown capped with large ball finial, and smaller finials to 4 lower corners. Right side has an opening. Set on paved area enclosed by walls to hit and miss copings, but at front with two square piers with pyramid caps. From piers small curved segment walls c.1 m high to weathered copings and carrying cast iron spear-head railings run back to sides of the conduit house. An inscription panel records: DONO ADRIANI SWETE EQUITIS DE TRAIN ANO DOM 1708 IN HUNC SITUM E MEDIA VIA TRANSLATUM 1874

Part of the thorough supply system to Modbury, in use until the 1950s.

Listing NGR: SX6590951822

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Legacy System number:: 99693
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.