Conduit With Containing Walls and Railings
CONDUIT WITH CONTAINING WALLS AND RAILINGS, BROWNSTON STREET
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Overview
- 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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- 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
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
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
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 99693
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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